This research aimed to find out the improvement of students' speaking skills by applying the Learning Cycle Method in the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pitumpanua that focused on accuracy which consisted of pronunciation and vocabulary and fluency which consisted of pauses and hesitation. The method of this research was a pre-experimental design that consisted of one group pre-test and post-test design class. The research results indicated that the 1st grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pitumpanua were very low in speaking skills.
This was proven by the result of the average score obtained by the students through pre-test was 3.19 which was classified as a very poor category and the average score of the students in post-test was 5.76 which was classified as fair category. It can be concluded that the application of Learning Cycle Method is effective in improving the students'. The Research realizes that many hands have given their help and useful suggestion for the completion of this thesis.
APPENDIX B Student score in the pre-exam and after the exam APPENDIX C Total score of students in the pre-exam APPENDIX D Total score of students in the post-exam. APPENDIX F Classification of the student's pre-tests and post-tests in the final assessment of speaking skills.
INTRODUCTION
- Problem Statements
- Objectives of the Research
- Significance of the Research
- Scope of the Research
In addition, teachers should look for methods that are more creative and interesting to be developed in the process of learning to speak, so that it can be growing desire or motivation of the students in the learning process. This method stimulated students to dare to start speaking, so that motivation in speaking gives the students shows the improvement. Therefore, whether Learning Cycle Method is able to improve the students in speaking, to further determine it is necessary to research further and deeper.
Whether the application of Learning Cycle Method improves the students' speaking accuracy of eleventh grade students in SMA Negeri 1 Pitumpanua. Whether the application of Learning Cycle Method improves students' speaking fluency in eleventh grade students in SMA Negeri 1 Pitumpanua. Practically, it can be used as a problem to improve students' speaking ability, and it can guide, help and encourage students to think realistically, express their ideas, opinions and thoughts for practice.
This research focused on the students' improvement in speaking skills through the application of learning cycle methods in speaking teaching. The improvement of the students' speaking skill which focuses on the students' accuracy (pronunciation, vocabulary) and fluency (pauses, hesitation) in the second grade students of SMK Negeri 2 Pinrang,.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Kinds of Learning Cycle Method
Null hypothesis (H0): There was no significant difference between the speaking skills of the students after applying the Learning Cycle method. Alternative hypothesis (H1): There was a significant difference between the speaking skills of the students after applying the Learning Cycle Method. The student's score on the post-test is greater than the student's score on the pre-test.
It can be concluded that the application of the learning cycle method in speaking is effective in improving the accuracy of the speaking skills of students. It can be concluded that the application of the learning cycle method in speaking is effective in improving the speaking skills of students. After calculating the speaking accuracy and fluency of the students, the researcher presents the final score of the improvement in the speaking skills of the students through the application of the Learning Cycle method in students of the eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Pitumpanua.
It means that the speaking skills of the students also improve from a very bad category to a fair category. It means that there is a significant difference between the student's pre-test and post-test results in terms of speaking skills due to the application of the Learning Cycle Method. The performance of the students in the speaking exercise is improved by using the Learning Cycle method.
The score of the students' post-test is higher than the average score of the students' pre-test. Therefore, the use of Learning Cycle Method is effective in improving the students' speaking ability in fluency and it can help the language learners to build up. It is indicated that the use of the Learning Cycle Method makes a contribution to improving the students' speaking skills.
The application of the Learning Cycle Method in teaching speaking skills is effective in improving the speaking accuracy of the students in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary in students of the eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Pitumpanua. The application of the Learning Cycle Method in teaching speaking skills is effective in improving the speaking skills of students in the eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Pitumpanua. In other words: the application of the Learning Cycle Method in teaching speaking skills is effective in improving the speaking skills of students.
Using the Learning Cycle Method is one of the methods that can be considered when teaching English to improve students' fluency. Improving students' speaking skills through the use of cll (community language learning) (A Classroom Action Research At The First Grade in SMK Negeri 1 Bantaeng).
Application of Learning Cycle Method in teaching
Concept of speaking
- Definition of Speaking
- The Kinds of Speaking
Speaking skills are an important part of the curriculum in language teaching, and this also makes them an important object of assessment. Chastain says that learning to speak is obviously more difficult than understanding the spoken language, because it is about sequential arrangement of activities that requires on the part of the teacher and the learners. It is therefore enough that the students only hear or listen to the speech.
A teacher should pay more attention and give various activities in teaching speaking skill to increase the student's ability to use the language because this case is one of the ways to increase students' English speaking ability. It is not enough to just ask them to study hard, but the teacher should be a good model to show their positive attitude towards English, besides they should present the material in the teaching process using appropriate methods that are suitable is for students' condition and interest. It is common knowledge that listening (understanding speech), speaking, reading and writing are the four language skills.
In terms of user activity, speaking and writing are said to be productive skills, while listening and reading are said to be receptive skills. Therefore, it depends on an understanding of what else has been said in the interaction. It is the most essential way in which the speaker can express himself through language.
The act of speaking involves not only the production of sound, but also the use of gesture, the movement of the muscles of the face and indeed the whole body. It is the most important way in which a speaker can express himself through language. As we know, language as a tool of daily communication is one of the productive skills of English, which means oral communication in which the speaker expresses ideas, information or feelings to others.
According to Gadner, vocabulary has some meaning, namely vocabulary is the reader of a book in a foreign language with the English equivalent of the words used in it, assumed to be all obscure, and also has the meaning of the whole collection of words used by any set of people, or by an individual. Hesitation phenomena such as fillers are most likely to occur at the beginning of an utterance or phrase, presumably because of the greater demand for planning processes at this time (Barr 2001; Beattie 1979; . Maclay & Osgood 1959). One of the advantages of spoken language is that the process of thinking while speaking allows you to manifest a certain number of performance hesitations, pauses, backtracking and corrections.
Research Design
- The Pre-Test
- The Treatment
- The Post-test
This chapter dealt with research design, variables and indicators, hypothesis, population and sample, research instruments, procedure of data collection and the technique of data analysis. First, the teacher introduced the rules or systems of the Learning Cycle Method in teaching speaking to the students. After discussing the topics, each group should present in front of the class.
After the treatment, the researcher gave post-test to identify how effective the learning cycle method was in improving the students' speaking skill through the same procedure in the pre-test.
Variables and Indicators
- Variables
- Indicators
Hypothesis
Population and Sample
- Population
- Sample
Research Instrument
The mean score of students' pronunciation in the pretest differs between the mean score of the student's score in the posttest. The mean score of students' pauses in the pretest differs between the mean score. This is evident from the students' average accuracy score in the pretest (3.30), which is classified as a very poor category.
And the average score for students' speaking skills in the pre-test (3.09), which is classified as a very poor category. And after calculating the score, the researcher finds that the improvement in the speaking skills of the students is 81.54%, compared to the average score of 3.19 in the pre-test and 5.76 in the post-test. The data from the pre-test of the students shows that the students make some mistakes in the areas of pronunciation and vocabulary.
After the treatment, the score of the students in the post-test is greater than that of the pre-test. It is supported by the average post-test score of students' speaking ability in fluency is higher than the pre-test. So, the researcher concludes that there is significant improvement in the improvement of students' speaking skills by applying the Learning Cycle Method to the eleventh grade students of SMK Negeri 2 Pinrang.
This is evidenced by the students' average score on speaking skills being greater than their average score on the pre-test (5.83>3.09) and the improvement in students' speaking skills (88.73% ).
Procedure of Data Collection
FINDING AND DISCUSSION
- The improvement of the students’ accuracy
- The improvement of the students’ fluency
- The Improvements of the students’ Speaking
- The Significance of the Students’ Speaking
It is proved by the t-test value of the students' speaking skill (25.30) which is greater than the t-table value.
