IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING PRACTICES AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 GOMBONG THROUGH PAIR-TAPING IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

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IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING PRACTICES AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMA N 1 GOMBONG THROUGH PAIR-TAPING IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/ 2013
By
Yayuk Aris Setiyorini
08202241011
ABSTRACT
The study is aimed at improving the speaking skills of the XI IPS 1 students of SMA N 1 Gombong in the academic year of 2012/2013 through pair-taping. The pair-taping was implemented in this study as the practice and production steps in speaking lessons. This study was action research which consisted of two cycles with three meetings for each one. The steps of this study were identifying the problem, planning the actions, implementing and observing the actions, and reflecting the actions done. The data of this study were collected by using observation guidelines, interview guides and scoring rubric. The data were in the form of field notes, interview transcripts, and the scores of the students’ pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed in five stages, i.e. assembling the data, coding the data, comparing the data, building interpretations, and reporting the outcomes. The validity of the data was obtained by applying democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity, catalytic validity, and dialogic validity. The reliability of the data was obtained by comparing three sources of data and involving the other observers in observing the actions.
The results of this study show that there are some improvements in students’ speaking skills including fluency, grammar accuracy, pronunciation accuracy, vocabulary, and language function usage. The improvement can be seen from the students’ performances in their recordings as their results of pair-taping practices and the improvement in their post-test performances compared with their pre-test. The average scores of each assessment aspect in the recordings and post-test performances showed improvement. Thus, the students’ speaking skills were improved through the implementation of pair-taping practice.

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