Improving Students’ Speaking Skill By Using Activities Through Songs at the First Year Students of Class B Semester of English Department Faculty Teachers Training and Pedagogy Lancang Kuning University
The objective of this research was to find out whether students’ activities through<br />song can be used as media for improving the students speaking skill. The participants of this<br />study were the students of semester two B of the English department of Education Faculty<br />...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Lancang Kuning
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Lectura: Jurnal Pendidikan |
| Online Access: | https://ejurnal.unilak.ac.id/index.php/lectura/article/view/841 |
| Summary: | The objective of this research was to find out whether students’ activities through<br />song can be used as media for improving the students speaking skill. The participants of this<br />study were the students of semester two B of the English department of Education Faculty<br />and Teachers Training Lancang Kuning University academic year 2009/2010. The number of<br />subjects in this research was 21 students. The writer conducted an action research to find the<br />answer of the problem. In solving the problem, the writer carried out in two cycles, which<br />each cycle had four meetings. It was done from April 12th, 2010 until Mei 31st , 2010. The<br />researcher and collaborator gathered the data in each meeting in cycle 1 and 2 from the<br />checklist of observation for teacher and students, field note/recording test and interview.<br />After analyzing the data, it was found that the activities through song improved the students’<br />speaking skill and influenced all indicators of speaking skill in term of accent, grammar,<br />vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Furthermore, it built up the students confidence and<br />participation in class. The researcher concluded that the students’ activities through song can<br />improve the students’ speaking skill.<br />Key words: Students’ Speaking Skill, Students’ Activities Through Song, Songs |
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| ISSN: | 2086-4876 2549-063X |