IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 ANGSANA PANDEGLANG IN 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR)
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This reserach is written 1) to describe how the process of teaching speaking through CTL; 2) to identify the improvement of students’ speaking skill; and 3) to identify the effectiveness of CTL in teaching speaking. The method used in this research was a Classroom Action Research. The research was conducted in two cycles from March until May 2018 at the eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Angsana Pandeglang Banten. The research data were collected by some techniques: observation, interview, document and test (pre-test and post-test). The data were analyzed through qualitative data and descriptive statistics. The research findings reveal that the teaching and learning process using the components of CTL Method (Making meaningful connection, Doing significant work, Self-regulated meaning, Collaborating, Critical and creative thinking, Nurturing the individual, Reaching the high standard and Using authentic assessment) is effective enough to improving students’ speaking skill in transactional and interpersonal conversation. The improvement of students’ speaking skill can be seen from the mean score is improved from 60.50 for pre-test, 70.45 for first-post-test, to 75.03 for second post-test. Based on these findings, it was recommended that CTL can be used in teaching English speaking skill.
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