STORYTELLING BY USING PICTURE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL OF GRADE X STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 SEYEGAN

Abstract

The objective of this research was to improve the speaking skill of Grade X students of SMA Negeri 1 Seyegan by storytelling using pictures.This research was classified as an action research. It was conducted in two cycle, which was held three meeting in the first cycle and two meeting in the second cycle. The subject of this research were 32 students of class X MIA 1 of SMA Negeri1 Seyegan. The data were qualitative. The qualitative data were obtained through observations and interviwe with the students, the English Teacher and the collaborators. The data were in the forms of field notes and interview transcripts. The actions implemented in this research were storytelling using a picture in teaching and learning process of speaking, implementing picture-based activities, giving feedback to the students’ performances, accustoming students to opening dictionaries, giving handouts as daily materials, and giving rewards the active students.The result of the research showed that storytelling using pictures in teaching and learning process of speaking was believed to be effective to improve the students’ speaking skills. The students motivation increased. They were more active and entusiastic in learning process. Futhermore, the result of the research also showed that the improvement on the teaching and learning process affected the improvement on the students’ speaking skills. The result revealed that the mean score of the students’ speaking performance increased from 25,88 in the cycle 1 and 27,82 in the cycle 2.