IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AND MOTIVATION BY USING ROLE PLAY (A Classroom Action Research in the first year students at grade VIII of SMP Negeri 4 Kertek in The Academic Year 2016/2017)

Sri, Umiyati (2017) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AND MOTIVATION BY USING ROLE PLAY (A Classroom Action Research in the first year students at grade VIII of SMP Negeri 4 Kertek in The Academic Year 2016/2017). Masters thesis, Universitas Widya Dharma.

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Sri Umiyati, NIM 15PSC01698. Improving Students’ Speaking Ability and Motivation Using Role Play (A Classroom Action Research in the first year students at grade VIIIA of SMP Negeri 4 Kertek in The Academic Year 2016/2017). Thesis. Language Education Programme, Graduate Programme, Widya Dharma University Klaten, 2017. The objective of this research was to improve Grade VIIIA students’ speaking ability and motivation by using Role Playing technique in SMP Negeri 4 Kertek. It was a class action research study which consisted of two cycles. The researcher worked collaboratively with another English teacher, a n d the students. The subjects of the research were students of VIII A of SMP Negeri 4 Kertek in the academic year of 2016/2017. The data were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were collected by observing the teaching and learning process, and interviewing the students, the teacher and the collaborators. The data were in the form of field notes, interview transcripts, a n d photographs. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were collected through assessing the students’ speaking performance by comparing the means of the pretest and posttest. The data were the students’ speaking scores. They were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The procedure of the research consisted of reconnaissance, planning, acting, and reflecting. The results of this research showed that the use of Role Playing technique was successful to improve the students’ speaking ability and motivation. Based on the qualitative data, the use of classroom English helped the students to be more familiar with English. The vocabulary and pronunciation practices and role play performances also helped them to enrich their vocabulary knowledge and build their accuracy. Furthermore, Role Play technique was successful to motivate them to practice speaking. Meanwhile, the use of various media could attract their attention during the class. Based on the quantitative data, the students’ mean scores for the speaking skill improved from 61.77 in the pretest to 75.81 in the last posttest.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Program Pasca Sarjana > Pendidikan Bahasa
Depositing User:	Unwidha Perpustakaan Unwidha
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2019 03:51
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2019 03:51
URI:	http://repository.unwidha.ac.id/id/eprint/983

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