Improving Students' Speaking Skill Through Information Gap Technique (A Classroom Action Research at the Seventh Grade Students of SMPN 6 Kota Tangerang Selatan)
| Main Author: | Putik Delima |
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| Other Authors: | Drs. Syauki, M.Pd, Atik Yuliani |
| Format: | bachelorThesis |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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(Jakarta: FITK UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta)
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.uinjkt.ac.id/dspace/handle/123456789/39990 |
Daftar Isi:
- The aim of this study was to overcome the problems which experienced by most students experienced in learning speaking, such as the lack of confidence, limited vocabulary, or frequently mispronuncing words, by using a technique called Information Gap. The subjects of this study were the students of class VII-9 in SMPN 6 Kota Tangerang Selatan. The researcher used Classroom Action Research as the method to improve students’ speaking skill, especially in comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. There were three instruments used to collect the data; interview, observation checklist, and tests. From the interview, students are accustomed and be more motivated to speak English. The observation describe the positive impact of the technique. The result of the Classroom Action Research could also be seen in the test score. From the Pre-Test and Post-Test I, the number of students who passed the KKM increased, but not significant. Therefore, the cycle was continued to the next cycle. The research target was achieved in cycle II. There were 24 out of 31 students who achieved the KKM 75, which means that 77.4% of students in the classroom were considered to be succeed. Those results showed that of information gap could improve students’ speaking skill.