Improving the Students’ Speaking Ability through Role Play Method
IJET (Indonesian Journal of English Teaching) Volume. 8, Issue 1. July 2018
10 Pages Posted: 29 Oct 2021
Date Written: August 14, 2018
Abstract
This research highlights the speaking ability of the students of SMA Negeri 3 Parepare. The students were taught through role play method to know the improvement of the students’ speaking ability. The data were collected in 2012 by applying quasi-experimental method in which two groups were involved in pre-test and post-test. The research consisted of 43 students from two classes. The finding shows that the students’ speaking skill improved significantly. It was shown by the mean score of pre-test was 49.34 and the post-test was 71.304. The result of t-test value in post-test 1.868 was higher than t-table value 1.684. It indicates that H1 was accepted and H0 was rejected and the students who were taught through role play method performed better than the students who were taught through conventional method.
Keywords: Improving Speaking, Role Play
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