THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIO- LINGUAL METHOD IN TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL AT THE NINTH YEAR OF SMPN 8 PALOPO (A Classsroom Action Research)

ABSTRACT
SUSILAWATI Writer, 2013. The effectiveness of Audio-Lingual Method In
Teaching Speaking Skill at the Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo.
Thesis, English Study Program Educational Department in
State College for Islamic Studies (STAIN) Palopo. Supervised
by Amalia Yahya, S.E.,M.Hum and Madehang S.Ag.,M.Pd
Key word: Improving Speaking Skill, Audio-Lingual Method
This thesis is about improving speaking skill by using Audio-Lingual Method
at the Ninth year of SMPN 8 Palopo, The problem statement of this research was
“What is the appropriate way in improving speaking skill by using Audio-Lingual
Method at the Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo? The objective of the research is to find
out the best ways in improving speaking skill by using Audio-Lingual Method at the
Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo.
In this research used Classroom Action Research method; the target of this
research is at the Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo in 2012/2013 academic year. The
procedure of the research used two cycles namely cycle 1 and cycle 2. In collecting
data the researcher used speaking test it is covering two important aspects such as
fluency, and comprehensibility, Observation and questionnaire, the activities of
students during learning process, it is analyzed. The activities of students during
learning process, it is analyzed by considering the students’ participation and level of
Audio-Lingual Method.
The result of this research finds that the best ways in teaching speaking by
using Audio-Lingual Method
The result of this research finds that the ways in teaching Speaking Skill by using
Audio-Lingual Method namely : a) the teacher should choose the material based on
the speaking material, b) the leader who giving command must speak loudly ,c)
arranging students’ sit position.