Enhancing Eighth Grade Students' Speaking Skills Through Paired Storytelling Technique: A Case Study at SMP Budi Murni 2
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Paired Storytelling technique, Speaking skillAbstract
This research was conducted in order to improve students’ speaking skill through Paired Storytelling technique to the eighth-grade students of SMP Budi Murni 2. In conducting this research, the writer used Classroom Action Research (CAR). This research showed that teaching speaking skill through Paired Storytelling technique to the eighth-grade students of SMP Budi Murni 2 could improve their speaking skill. The result of this research showed that the students’ responses after being taught by using Paired Storytelling technique are very good. The result of the test showed that the students’ mean score of pre-tests is 39,24 with 3% students got score ≥ 70, in formative test, the students’ mean score is 45,24 with 17,69% students got score ≥ 70, and in post-test, the students’ mean score is 75,79 with 79,31% students got ≥ 70. The research findings showed that the application of Paired Storytelling technique could improve the students’ speaking skill. It is advisable that English teachers apply story telling technique as a technique in order to improve their students’ speaking skill. research].
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