THE EFFORT OF UNPROVING THE GERMAN SPEAKING SKILL OF THE TENTH GRADERS OF SMAN 1 MUNTILAN MAGELANG THROUGH VIDEOS

Abstract

Theaim of this research were to improve: (1) the achievement of learning skill of German speakingskill of the tenthgraders of SMAN1 Muntilan Magelangthrough videos, and (2) the learning activity of the tenthgraders of SMAN1 Muntilan Magelangthrough videos. This research was a classroom action research. Research strategies were determined collaboratively from the researcher and the teacher. The subjects of this research were the tenthgraders of SMAN1 Muntilan Magelang. The analytical technique used in this research was the descriptive qualitative technique. There are two cycles on the classroom action research. Each cycle consists of planning, execution, observation, and reflection. The success indicators of this research were (1) product success and (2) process success. The success of the product was seen from the improvement of students' speaking achievement in German language. The success of the process was seen from the increase in learner activity in the German language learning process. The result of the research showed that (1) there is 53% improvement on German language speaking achievement of the tenthgraders of SMAN1 Muntilan Magelangthrough videos and(2) there is 24% learning activity improvement fromthe tenthgraders of SMAN1 Muntilan Magelangthrough videos.

Keywords: learning media, speaking skill, videos