IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY BY USING PAPER PLANES GAME AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMP YP PGRI 4 MAKASSAR

Abstract

The objective of the research is to find out the improvement of students’ speaking skill by using paper planes game. This research employed pre-experimental method which one class was given pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The total sample was 15 students and it used purposive sampling technique. The instrument was speaking test to measure the students’ speaking ability in learning process by using paper planes game.The result of the data showed that the implementation of paper planes game through TBLT framework in improving students’ speaking skill was effective. The findings indicated that using paper planes game as method in teaching speaking was able to increase the students’ speaking skill. It was proven by the mean score of students’ post-test was higher than the students’ mean score in pre-test (3.02 1.96) and the t-test value was higher than t-table value (14.256 2.201) at the level of significant 0.05 with degree of freedom was 14. Based on the result of data analysis, paper planes game activity can improve the students’ speaking skill and it is the effective activity to make the students active in learning speaking. It can be concluded that the implementation of paper planes game through TBLT framework was successful.