APPLICATION OF SNAKE-LADDER GAME TO IMPROVESPEAKING SKILL

Categorie(s):
   improving, speaking skill and snake-ladder game
Author(s):
   LUH KETUT SRI WIDHIASIH
Tahun:
   2019
Kode:
 KK FKIP ING01/19
Item Type:
 Research
Additional Info:
 Laporan Penelitian Mandiri
Keyword(s):
improving, speaking skill and snake-ladder game
Abstract :
Speaking skill refers to the skill in expressing their own ideas and message to other people in English. The result of the pre-test showed that most of the Intensive English Course class students in English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mahasaraswati University faced problem in English speaking. The subjects had difficulty in delivering their thought to others. The objective of this study was to find out whether or not speaking skill of Intensive English Course class students in English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mahasaraswati University in academic year 2017/2018 can be improved through Snake-Ladder Game. Therefore, to achieve the objective of the present study, the researcher conducted a classroom action research. The research was done in two cycles and each cycle consisted of two sessions. Furthermore, the research instruments were made in order to collect the data needed. Then the data were analyzed by comparing the result of pre-test and post-tests. The mean scores from the pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2 were 49.50, 58.94, and 70.50 respectively. The questionnaire was administered at the end of the last cycle. The result of the questionnaire also showed positive responses that Snake-Ladder Game was successfully applied in teaching speaking. Based on the result of the pre-test, post-tests, and questionnaire, it could be concluded that the speaking skill of the Intensive English Course class students in English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mahasaraswati University in academic year 2017/2018 could be improved through Snake-Ladder Game.