USING ENGLISH STAND UP COMEDY VIDEO FOR IMPROVING SPEAKING ABILITY AT SMK 6 MAKASSAR

Abstract

The objective of the research was to find out the improvement of students’ speaking ability by using Stand Up Comedy Video. This research employed pre- experimental design which one class was given pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The total sample were 22 students and it used purposive sampling technique. The instrument was speaking test to measure the students’ speaking ability in learning process by using Stand Up Comedy Video. The result of the data showed that Stand Up Comedy Video was effective in improving students’ speaking ability. The findings indicated that using Stand Up Comedy Video as method in teaching speaking was able to improve students’ speaking ability. It was proven by the mean score of the students’ post-test was higher than the students’ mean score in pre-test (3.06>5.65) and the level significant 0.05 with degree of freedom was 21. Based on the result of data analysis, Stand Up Comedy Video can improve the students’ speaking ability and it is effective to make the students active in learning speaking. Thus, can be concluded that using English Stand Up Comedy Video was successful in improving the students’ speaking ability.