Improving Students’ Speaking Abilities by Using Audiolingual Method at SMA Negeri 15 Semarang

Mareta, Eva Dina, F2B016012 (2020) Improving Students’ Speaking Abilities by Using Audiolingual Method at SMA Negeri 15 Semarang. Sarjana / Sarjana Terapan (S1/D4) thesis, ["eprint_fieldopt_institution_UNIMUS" not defined].

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Abstract

Keywords: Audiolingual method, speaking ability, action research, bargaining expression The importance of having English speaking skill as a communication tool is also seen in the learning process in the classroom. Based on the curriculum of 2013, students of grade XI need to be provided with some speaking materials in the second semester such as bargaining expression. This research was conducted to find out three objectives. These were to explain the implementation of audiolingual method in teaching speaking to students at SMAN 15 Semarang, to find out the effectiveness of audiolingual method to improve students’ speaking ability, and to find out students’ perception towards the use of audiolingual method in learning process. This research applied action research in three cycles. The instruments of the research were observation sheet, questionnaire, and speaking test. Paired Sample T-Test was used to obtain the quantitative data for comparing the score result of pre-test and post-test. The result of this research was audiolingual method influenced the students’ speaking improvement. It was proved by the students’ speaking ability in the first cycle to three cycles improved highly. The mean score of the pretest was 55.7. It had increased to 64.7 in cycle I, increased to 66.8 in cycle II and increased to 81.2 in cycle III. The students’ perceptions towards audiolingual method also was good with the result of questionnaire was 84.8% that students agree audiolingual method can improve their speaking ability. It could be said that their perceptions towards audiolingual method was high. In conclusion, there were some effectiveness of audiolingual method. There were: first, the action of using this method could attract students’ attention and motivation in teaching and learning process. Second, students could have better understanding on using English in real situation since they got appropriate models of speaking English. Third, they also had adequate opportunities to practice speaking in order to train their speaking fluently and confidently.

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