IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILL OF GRADE VII STUDENTS OF SMP N 1 PATUK, GUNUNGKIDUL, YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2017/2018 THROUGH WHISPERING GAME
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This research was aimed at improving the speaking skill of gradeVII students of SMP N 1 Patuk, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2017/2018 through whispering game. This research was action research. The data were obtained through observations, interviews, and tests which were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process during the implementation of the actions, and interviewing the students and the English teacher. The data were in the form of field notes and interview transcripts. The quantitative data were gained by assessing the students’ speaking skill all the way through pre-test and post-test. The validity of the data was accomplished by adopting democratic validity, outcome validity, process ability, catalytic validity, and dialogic validity. The result of this research shows that the use of whispering game is effective to improve the students’ speaking skill. There were improvements between pre-test and post-test. The improvements include five aspects of speaking, namely, fluency (16.4%) pronunciation, (28.6%), grammar (19.2%), vocabulary (11.8%), and comprehension (16.6%). It can be concluded that the use of the whispering game could improve the students’ speaking skill.
Kata kunci: whispering game, speaking
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