Implementing language games “snakes and ladders” to improve students’ speaking ability  (a classroom action research in the seventh year students of SMPIT Nurul Islam Tengaran in the academic year of 2009/2010)

Halimah

This study is a classroom action research implementing language games to improve students’ speaking ability. The aims of this research are (1) to identify whether and to what extent language games can improve students’ speaking ability and (2) to describe the classroom situation when language games are used in teaching and learning process of speaking. The research was carried out in 2009/2010 academic year in the seventh years students of SMPIT Nurul Islam Tengaran. This was conducted in two cycles: the firs cycle consists of four meetings and so was the second cycle. The procedures of the research consist of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. To collect the data some instruments were used namely: questionnaire, interview, classroom observation, diary, and test. The tests were in form of pre-test and post-test. The qualitative were analyzed by using the constant comparative method and the quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic. The result of the research shows that (1) language games could improve students’ speaking ability in the term of raising students’ achieving in the case of (a) fluency, (b) grammar, (c) vocabulary, (d) content, (e) pronunciation. (2) language games can improve class situation, in term of the students were (a) being active during the speaking class especially in responding teacher’s question, (b) being more attentive to the speaking class (c) being braver to speak during the speaking class, (d) being active both individual and partner group activities, and (e) being more interest to the speaking class. Based on the result of the research, it is suggested that teachers especially for SMPIT Nurul Islam Tengaran implement this technique in their speaking class and share the idea in a subject matter of teacher’s forum (MGMP). For the policy maker, this technique can be shared or be used as a material in workshop or training. In addition, it is suggested that other researchers carry out similar study on similar problems in the different setting.

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Implementing language games “snakes and ladders” to improve students’ speaking ability (a classroom action research in the seventh year students of SMPIT Nurul Islam Tengaran in the academic year of 2009/2010)