IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING FREQUENCY THROUGH TALKING STICK

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Abstrak: Penelitianinibertujuanuntukmenyelidikipengaruhpenggunaanteknik Talking Stick padasiswakelas VIII MTs Al-Muttaqien Nanga Suhaid. PenelitianinimenggunakanPenelitianTindakanKelas (PTK) denganmelalui3 siklus.Adapunpartisipandalampenelitianiniadalahsiswakelas VIII yang berjumlah 20 orang.Dalampenggunaanteknik Talking Stick ini, siswamembuatlingkarankecildalamkeadaanduduksertamenyanyikan secara singkatlagubahasaInggrisdanmenjalankan Talking Stick sampailaguberakhir.Siswa yang memegangtongkatpadasaatlaguberakhirakanmenjadipembicaradanberdiriditengahsiswa lain. Teknikpengumpulan data siswamenggunakanlembaranobservasidanakandihitung rata-rata frekuensiberbicarasiswa. Hasilpenelitianpenggunaanteknik Talking Stick adalah40, 625 % yang merupakan total darikeseluruhansiklus. Hasilinimasukkedalamkategorimoderat.

Kata Kunci: FrekuensiBerbicara, Talking Stick

Abstract: The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of using Talking Sticktechniqueto the eight grade students’ of MTs Al-Muttaqien Nanga Suhaid. This study used classroom action research (CAR) through 3 cycles. The participants in this study were the eighth grade students which is totaling 20 people. In using the Talking Stick technique, students make a small circle in the state sit and sing a short Englishsong and hold the stick Talking Stick and run until the song ends. Students who hold the stickwhen the song was end will be a speaker and stand among other students. Technique of data collection was use observation sheet and will be calculated the average frequency of speaking students. The results using techniques Talking Stick is 40, which is a total 625% of the overall cycle. This results into the moderate category.

Key Words: Speaking Frequency, Talking Stick