IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH GUESSING GAME OF THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS AT STAIN PALOPO

ABSTRACT
Amran Usman, 2013.“Improving Students’ Speaking skill Through Guessing
Games of the second semester students at STAIN Palopo”
Thesis, English Study Program of Tarbiyah Department of
State College for Islamic Studies ( STAIN ) Palopo.
Consultant : 1. Sukirman Nurdjan, S.S., M.Pd. 2. Wisran, S.S., M.Pd
Key Words : Improving, Speaking Skill, Guessing Game.
This thesis depicts the guessing games method in improving the students’
speaking skill. The research is held at the second semester students of English
department at STAIN Palopo academic year 2012/2013 . Guessing games is applied
and modified into series of activities of Guessing Word, Guessing Pictures, and
Guessing Sound. The activities in applying Guessing games are two parts. They are
guessing and practicing.
The problem statement of this research is related to whether Guessing games
is effective in improving the students’ speaking skill. The objective of this research is
to find out whether Guessing games is effective in improving the students’ speaking
skill. The research applies one group pretest and posttest design. This research applies
purposive sampling technique with 24 students as the sample from the second
semester students of English department at STAIN Palopo academic year 2012/2013
.
The result of data analysis and the findings in the application of the research
indicates that Guessing games method which is applied in teaching technique is
effective in improving the students’ speaking skill covering three important aspects
such as accuracy, fluency and comprehensibility.