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EKO AJI PRASETYO, 2201407195
TEACHING ENGLISH USING HIGH
TOWN CARD GAME TO ENHANCE
STUDENTS SPEAKING ABILITY
(ACTION RESEARCH AT SEVENTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI
2 SUMBANG IN THE ACADEMIC
Identitas Mahasiswa
- NAMA : EKO AJI PRASETYO
- NIM : 2201407195
- PRODI : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
- JURUSAN : BAHASA & SASTRA INGGRIS
- FAKULTAS : Bahasa dan Seni
- EMAIL : 4043 pada domain plasa.com
- PEMBIMBING 1 : Drs. Ahmad Sofwan, Ph.D.
- PEMBIMBING 2 : Dr. Issy Yuliasri, M. Pd
- TGL UJIAN : 2011-08-19
Judul
TEACHING ENGLISH USING HIGH TOWN
CARD GAME TO ENHANCE STUDENTS
SPEAKING ABILITY (ACTION RESEARCH AT
SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP
NEGERI 2 SUMBANG IN THE ACADEMIC
YEAR OF 2010/2011)
Abstrak
The objectives of this study are to describe the extent of student’s speaking
ability that can be enhanced through the use of “High Town” Card Game as a
learning medium and to describe the advantages and disadvantages of using “High
Town” Card as a learning medium in teaching speaking to the seventh grade
students of SMP Negeri 2 Sumbang in the academic year of 2010/2011.
A three cycle classroom action research approach was adopted with four
activities in each cycle, namely planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The
population of the study was the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Sumbang
in the academic year 2010/2011. The methods used in collecting the data were
students’ test, students’ observation checklist, and questionnaire.
The result of the students’ progress during the teaching learning process
by using “High Town” Card was very good. The mean of students’ achievement
increased from the first meeting to the last meeting. It could be seen from the
average score, i.e. 1.26 points in pre-test and 3.18 points in post-test 3. The score
improved by 1.92 points. It means that the use of “High Town” Card Game was
effective in teaching speaking by considering the implementation of group work,
free speaking activity and games.
From the analysis of the use of “High Town” Card Game in developing
the students’ speaking ability, some advantages are identified, i.e.: it makes
Kata Kunci
High town, card game, speaking ability, English
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