IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLTHROUGH PAIR WORK INTERVIEW
| Main Author: | Fortunela, Rahma |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article info Document eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
ELTS JOURNAL
, 2017
|
| Online Access: |
http://jurnal.untad.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/ELTS/article/view/9108 http://jurnal.untad.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/ELTS/article/view/9108/7217 |
Daftar Isi:
- The objective of this research is to prove whether or not the use of pair work interview canimprove the speaking skill of the year ten students of SMA Negeri 7 Palu. The research design was quasi experimental research. The population of this research was the year ten students of SMA Negeri 7 Palu and the sample was X Mia 1 (28 students) and X Mia 2 (25 students). The researcher employed purposive sampling technique and adopted two group pre-test and post-test design. The pre-test was used to measure the students’ skill in speaking before the treatment is conducted, and the post-test was used to measure the students’ skill after the treatment is conducted. The result of the test reveals that the mean score of pre-test in experimental group is 71 and in control group is 70.5 and the mean score of the post-test in experimental group is 90.6 and in control group is 86. By applying t-test formula to compare the mean score of the two groups, it is to find out that the t-counted value is 4.56. By applying the level of significance is set up at 0.05 and the degree of freedom (df) of the table value is 28 + 25 - 2 = 51, it is to find out that t-table value was 2.01. It shows that the t-counted was higher than the t-table. It means that the hypothesis of this research is accepted. In conclusion, the use of pair work interview is effective to improve the students’ skill in speaking.Keywords:Speaking skill, Pair work interview, fluency, comprehensibility