Widyawati, Nining Retno (2013) Students’ Speaking Skill of Class Seven D of SMP N 5 PATI in the Academic Year 2013/2014 Using Information Gap Activities (A Classroom Action Research). Update Test thesis, Universitas Muria Kudus.

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One of the fundamental competences of language is speaking. Someone is assumed master in learning a foreign language if he or she speaks the language fluently. There were some problems in teaching speaking in the classroom; those problems were found by the writer when doing an observation at seven D class of SMP N 5 PATI. Considering those problems, the writer is inspired to use Information Gap Activities as the teaching technique which is hoped to be able to improve students’ speaking skill. This study was aimed at describing the implementation of information gap activities and describing whether or not information gap activities improve the students’ speaking ability. This research consisted of three cycles with each cycle consist of four elements; they are planning, acting, observing, and analysis and reflection. This study was implemented in SMP N 5 PATI at the seventh grade, using classroom action research. The writer took 30 students as the subject of the research. In this research, the classroom action research (CAR) was done by the writer and the English teacher. The writer worked together collaboratively with the English teacher; the English teacher of SMP N 5 PATI taught English and the writer who took part in this research as collaborator to assist the implementation of gap information activities and to observe the outcomes. In this research, the writer collects the data using observation sheet to observe the students and teacher’s activities during the teaching learning process and achievement test to measure the students’ speaking ability. The form of the test is oral test. The results of the study showed that information gap activities can improve the students’ speaking skill of class seven D of SMP N 5 PATI in the academic year 2013/2014. It was shown by the students’ improvement in each cycle. The speaking ability achievement in the first cycle was categorized sufficient, fair in the second cycle and good in the third cycle. The students’ average scores of speaking skill were 15.13 in the first cycle; 18.3 in the second cycle; and 21.8 in the third cycle. Referring to this action research, the writer offers several suggestions. First, the writer suggests that the students should be more active, confident, and enjoyable to speak up in English. The students should motivate themselves and improve their speaking skill. Second, Gap Information Activities can be an alternative technique for the teacher in teaching speaking. And the third, for further writer this technique is available to be applied both for the students in junior high school level or the students in senior high school level.

Item Type:	Skripsi/ Thesis (Update Test)
Dosen Pembimbing:	. Pembimbing: (i) Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd. Pembimbing : (ii) Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S, M.Pd.
Kata Kunci:	Keyword: improving, speaking skill, information gap activities
Subjects:	Bahasa dan sastra > Bahasa Inggris
Program Studi:	Fakultas Keguruan & Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Ririn Mela Safitri
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2014 03:25
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2014 03:25
URI:	http://eprints.umk.ac.id/id/eprint/2506

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