THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGLISH TALKSHOW PROGRAM ON
STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AT STKIP PGRI BANGKALAN
Mustain
STKIP PGRI Bangkalan
Jl. Soekarno Hatta no. 52 Bangkalan, Indonesia
Abstract: This study is to know the effect of Talkshow Program on speaking ability at the students of English Department at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan. This study is true-experimental focused on Randomized Posttest only control group design. The population was 167 students selected randomly as a sample was 60 students, then was assigned randomly to experimental group and control group each 30 students. The data collected was from performance test individually and analyzed then by Independent T-test by the level of significance 5% through SPSS 22. As a result, t value > t critical (45.557>2.034); so H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. It meant that, there is a significant different between the students’ speaking ability with English talkshow Program and with non- English talkshow Program.. In conclusion, mean of the speaking ability between both programs is significant difference by seeing the mean difference is 18.66667. the result showed that the students are taught by English Talkhsow Program perform better in speaking ability than those taught with non-English talkshow program.
Keywords: English Talkshow Program and Speaking
Speaking is a communication skill by interacting between speaker and listener to inform and to share ideas. It is defined by Richard (2002) states speaking is a productive skill in which the speaker uses language to communicate and to inform to the audience. In this case, in speaking English, the speaker and listener are expected to master vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, and grammar in order that the communication becomes more effective. Gaining speaking ability could be done by several ways. One of them is English Talkshow Program.
students are those who are interested to know everything meaning that the students and talkshow are correlated to each other. Talkshow can be meant as Talk-interaction.
Talk-interaction is concerned with how meanings and pragmatic functions are communicated in both mundane conversation and such institutional varieties of talk as interviews and court hearings, Conversation analysts have investigated such topics as the sequential organization of talk, turn-taking, and the ways that people identify and repair communicative problems (Richard & Schmidt, 2004). Therefore, talkshow is done by interacting between speaker and listener in the form of the program and media.
Talkshow is believed to maximize the potential skill among audience through formal and informal words distributed in the certain program about their daily issues. Farlex (2005) defined that Talkshow is a television or radio show in which noted people, such as authorities in a particular field, participate in discussion or are interviewed and often answer question from viewers or listeners. It could be meant that the television or radio program is to interact in giving opinions, experiences, information, and knowledge to audiences. Talkshow has some typical charactertistics such as using universal and general casual language that discusses about important trend issues or news. In the program, the audience could attract and collaborate to know everythings, therefore the audience would participate comprehensively without worrying about how and what things are communicated. As a result, talkshow could improve their participation through their own languages.
Additonally, the program could stimulate and motivates everyone to participate. In addition, this research topic has ever been also conducted by Wulandari (2009). Her research showed there is significant correlation between talkshow and students’ achievement. It means that her study proves significant influence of talkshow on the student’s achievement. It means that talkshow could be implemented to every school.
Based on the theory and some previous studies, the researcher predicts that the students at the fifth semester of English Department at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan given English Talkshow Program perform better than those given another program.
RESEARCH METHOD
This research used quantitative research method. There are several types of quantitative research method. One of them is experimental research. In this case, the researcher utilized true-Experimental research with Randomize Posttest Only control Group Design.
technique. After selecting the sample, the researcher assigned the sample each 30 students into experimental group and control group randomly.
The instrument of this research was test in the form of the performance speaking test for each student individually by explaining (explanation) in front of the class after participating English talkshow Program conducted. The instrument of the test had been tested to know the degree of validity and reliability. The validity of the test utilized the criterion-related evidence, while the reliability used inter-rater reliability. The validity and reliability are given out of the sample.
The data collection from test was administered by performing in the form of monolog in front of the class individually during 10 menits and scored using analytical scoring rubric adopted from Fahrurrazy (2011). The scoring rubric for speaking refered to ideas/comprehension, fluency, accuracy , diction , and general impression, after treatment given to experimental group who had participated on the English Talkshow Program in 16 meetings in four months, while the control group were given instruction with non-English talkshow Program, that is, by providing the usual instruction of speaking. It seems that between the two groups, the implementation of English talk show program becomes the difference.
After the data has been collected, then researcher analyzed the them using Independent T-test by level of significancy 5% through SPSS 22 to test the statistical hypothesis proposed as follows:
1. Null Hypothesis (Ho): The students who are given English Talkshow Program perform better speaking ability than those who given with non-English Talkshow Program.
2. Alternative hypothesis (Ha) The students who are given English Talkshow Program perform better speaking ability than those who given with non-English Talkshow Program.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Based on the data collected and administrated by the researcher, the researcher analyzed the data using SPSS 22 to test the hypothesis. In this case, for a while, the researcher presented the degree of validity and reliability of the the instrument as follows:
Result
1. The result of validity
Descriptive Statistics
Mean Std. Deviation N
VAR00001 76.70 1.160 10
VAR00002 77.30 1.418 10
Correlations VAR 000 01
VAR00002
VAR000 01
Pearson Correlation 1 .939**
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 10 10
VAR000 02
Pearson Correlation .939* *
1
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 10 10
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
The coefficient result showed the score was 0.939. It meant that the validity of the test which were distributed to the another subjects using Criterion-related eveidence was very high.
2. The result of reliability
To know the degree of reliability, the researcher tested and showed the result of the instruments as follows:
Descriptive Statistics
Mean Std. Deviation N
Test 78.50 .972 10
Retest 78.80 1.135 10
Correlations
Test Retest
Test Pearson Correlation
1 .806**
Sig. (2-tailed) .005
N 10 10
Retest Pearson Correlation
.806** 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .005
The coefficient result showed the score was 0.806. It meant that the validity of the test using test-retest was very high.
The data showed could be interpreted that the instruments of the test distributed to another subjects were significant correlation between variant 1 and variant 2 and test and retest.
After the instruments had been tested to another subjects before being given to the control group and experimental group as sample of the research, the researcher then gave posttest to the both group by performing their speaking ability in front of the class individually.
3. The result of Independent-Sample T-test
After data administered and then analyzed to test the hypothesis, the researcher presented the data in group statistics below:
Group Statistics
English Talkshow 30 80.100
0
t-test for Equality of Means
Based on the data presented from group statistics it could be known that the mean of the students’ speaking ability with non-English Talkshow Program was 61.4333, while the mean of students’ speaking ability were given English talkshow Program was 80.1000. As mentioned descriptively, the mean of the
students’ speaking ability using English Talkshow Program was higher than the mean of the students’ speaking ability with non-English Talkshow Program.
While based on the data presented from Independent Samples Test to
see any mean difference between the students’ speaking ability with English
talkshow Program and non-English Talkshow Program.
As a result, t value > t table (-45.557 >2,034); so H0 is rejected and Ha is recepted. It meant that, there is a significant difference in speaking ability between experimental group and control group. In conclusion, mean of the speaking ability between both programs is significant difference by seeing the mean difference is 18.66667.
Discussion
Based on the result it is obtained that the students at the fifth semester of English Department at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan given English Talkshow Program perform better than those with non-English Talkshow Program. It meant that there is significant difference between the students’ speaking ability with English Talkshow Program and with non-English Talkshow Program. The program given contributes a lot to the students and it could be implemented in the classroom. It is in line with the theory stated by Farlex (2005) who defined that Talkshow is a television or radio show in which noted people, such as authorities in a particular field, participate in discussion or are interviewed and often answer question from viewers or listeners. Likewise, Wulandari (2009) in her study suggests that there is positive correlation between talkshow and
students’ achievement or concept. It meant that her study has significant influence of talkshow on the student’s achievement. From both theory and
previous study, English talkshow program which had been implemented as treatment to the experimental group for at least one meeting per month had
contributed the students’ prior knowledge, skill, concept, and competence.
CONCLUSION
In line with the result of data analyzed as presented before, the researcher concluded that the students at the fifth semester of English Department at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan given English Talkshow Program perform better than those with non-English Talkshow Program. It meant that there is
significant difference between the students’ speaking ability with English
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