IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL BY USING SELF-TALK STRATEGY AT THE SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 3 PALOPO

ABSTRACT
Tita Afrillah, 2022. “Improving Speaking Skill By Using Self-Talk Strategy at the
Second-Grade Students of SMAN 3 Palopo”. Thesis English
Study Program Educational Department in the State Islamic
Institute of Palopo. Supervised by Wahibah and Syamsudarni.
The objectives of this research were to find out the achievement of the
students’Improving speaking skill by using Self Talk Strategy (STS) at the second
grade of SMAN 3 Palopo. This research employed pre experimental design with
one group pre-test and post test design. There were two variables self-talk strategy
as the independent variable and students’ speaking skills as the dependent variable
the population in this research was the second grade of SMAN 3 Palopo and the
sample was class XII IPA 2 that consisted of 24 students. The instrument of this
research was speaking test that used pre test and post test . The result of the data
indicated that there was significant differences between the students’ pre test and
post test in ore experimental class. The mean score of the students speaking in
post tes (12.2) was greater than pre test (8.21). in the t-test analysis , the
reaserchers found that t-test value for accuracy form higher than t-table
(14.2>2.069) and t-test value for fluency form higher than the t-table (9.5>2.069)
and the mean score of the comprehension (10,5>2.069)at the level of significancy
(p) (0.05). It means that there is significant difference between the students’
speaking in the class before and after implemented Self Talk Straregy in speaking
process. Therefore, the null Hypotheses (H0) is rejected and the Alternative
Hypothesis was accepted (H1). Based on finding disscussion of the research, the
researcher drew a clonclution that the utilization of Self Talk Strategy (STS)
improved the students; speaking skill at the second grade of SMAN 3 Palopo.
Keywords : Self-talk Strategy, Speaking Skill