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ABSTRACT
Speaking is one of important language skill that should be mastered by the
students in learning English. In fact, speaking had become the main problem that
faced by the students especially the eighth grade students of SMPN 5 Mengwi in
academic year 2017/2018. The present study was intended to answer the following
research question: can speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMPN 5
Mengwi be improved through chain-drill technique? The subjects of the study were
VIII E class which consisted of 35 students. Based on the result of tests which was
administered in each cycle, it showed the mean score of pre-test was 56.14. The
result of post-test 1 was 70.85 and the result of post-test 2 was 81.71. The result of
each cycle obviously showed that there was significant improvement to the
subjects’ ability. The computation of the scores also showed that 82.85% of subjects
under the study reached the standard minimum achievement, which meant that the
research was successful in improving subjects’ speaking skill. Moreover, this
research showed that there were positive responses concerning the implementation
of chain-drill technique. To sum up, the present classroom action research proved
that speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMPN 5 Mengwi in academic
year 2017/2018 can be improved through chain-drill technique.
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around the world to communicate with Practicing speaking English in
other people when they are able to (2004:10), speaking is productive skill
speak and deliver the message with no that can be directly and empirically
to improve students’ ability and their confident to use the language skill in
skill the learners will be able to Based on the interview that has
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speaking could be seen when the question on their textbook without
were only able to speak in lower voice practice their speaking. By this case,
and sometimes there were some the students could not perform
the classroom but they often used their Achievement where the students
mother language than use English. should reach 77 points. Therefore, that
They did not know what they have to was why students need to be motivate
to be silent. It was also caused by the teaching which is able to make them
activity which caused the students shy teacher should pay attention to the
teaching learning process, the teacher students. Teacher should help the
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speaking skill. There are so many using chain-drill the teacher can listen
techniques that can be applied to and tell which students are struggling
used to make the students able to proficiency. The new style is the
Drill has been used in language expression like asking and giving
classroom for decades, and its useful opinion, expression of invitation and
way of giving all students some offering help which used in speaking
speaking practice when the class is too activity. According to the explanation
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students have chance to speak. administered tests, scoring rubric and
the students express their idea and also and performed it in front of the class
to find out whether or not chain-drill orally. The scoring rubric were
technique can improve speaking skill focused on four categories such as,
of the eighth grade students of SMPN pronunciation, comprehension,
5 Mengwi in academic year fluency and grammar to assess
2017/2018.
students speaking skill which it
taken as the subject under the study been collected through the present
activities such as, planning, action, presented in this chapter. The data
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and questionnaire. The collected data the material and taught grammar that
out the main process of teaching process. The researcher also fixed
technique. The researcher explained words and the grammar directly during
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the chain-drill technique were applied be improved. Therefore, the researcher
because the students often made decided to continue the cycle II to get
10 of 35 the subjects under the study teaching speaking with new topic
Achievement (KKM). Even though drill technique was done in this session
mean score from the post-test of cycle related with the topic given.
reached yet in this cycle. Furthermore, researcher reviewed the same material
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give a reflection and fixed the subjects who quite agree and 0%
students’ mistakes in the first session. subjects who disagree towards the
obviously seen. The mean scores technique in speaking class has impact
showed that there was significant students’ knowledge and skill. The
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reason why chain-drill technique has conversation itself focus on students’
technique which gives a chance for drill also gives the teacher opportunity
stated by Freeman (2000:48), chain- showed that subjects under the study
drill technique gets its name from were motivated and participate in
classical activity which can apply them could construct a good short
through one by one, ask and answer conversation and pronounce the words
method and used for practicing sound To support the findings of the
based on guided repetition or practice. at the end session of the cycle II by the
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questionnaire would make in Bahasa (C), 3 mean agree (B), and 4 mean
statements and four multiple choice from questionnaire was computed and
which each option was scored based discussed in this classroom action
Responses (%)
Result
Strongly Agree Agree Quite Agree Disagree
Total of an Item 568 537 58 0
Total of all item 1159
Percentage 49.00% 46.00% 5.00% 0.00%
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taken form the test or the as one of technique in teaching
research.
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