Citation : Afrizal,M (2015). Improving Speaking Skills Through Information Gap Activity, English Education Journal,p.342-355.
Murray, Harold., and Bollinger, Deborah. (2011). Developing Cross Cultural Awareness: Learning Through The Experiences of Others, Tesl Canadian Journal,19:82-93.
In this paper, it is clearly stated that this research was conducted based on preliminary study on the causes of problems related to the students‟ inability to speak English. By using Information Gap Technique, the researcher desires to improve students speaking skill. This research is conducted in Classroom Action Research (CAR) to answer the research problem. The research was done at Almuslim University at Matang Glumpang Dua in Bireuen District, Aceh.There are three cycles following the procedures for action research, namely planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. In collecting data the researcher used instruments of observations, lists, tests and questionnaires. The researcher acted as the practitioner who taught the students with IGT to practice speaking English. To collect data, the researcher used instruments of observations, lists, tests and questionnaires. The data obtained was presented in two ways, qualitatively and quantitatively. In Finding and Discussion it is clearly showed that IGT activities were effective in improving the speaking abilities of the student in class. This can be seen from the improvements after each cycle. This can be seen by the improvement in the students‟ mean scores in the test results: 58.8 in the first cycle, 68 in the second cycle and 81.3 in the third cycle. Improvement was also seen based on the results from the observations that showed positivity, and good responses from the students. From the questionnaire results, it was found that the mean score for the students‟ perception was 3,616. This means that the students responded positively to the implementation of this technique.
Murray, Harold., and Bollinger, Deborah. (2011). Developing Cross Cultural Awareness: Learning Through The Experiences of Others, Tesl Canadian Journal,19:82-93.
In this paper, it is clearly stated that this research was conducted based on preliminary study on the causes of problems related to the students‟ inability to speak English. By using Information Gap Technique, the researcher desires to improve students speaking skill. This research is conducted in Classroom Action Research (CAR) to answer the research problem. The research was done at Almuslim University at Matang Glumpang Dua in Bireuen District, Aceh.There are three cycles following the procedures for action research, namely planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. In collecting data the researcher used instruments of observations, lists, tests and questionnaires. The researcher acted as the practitioner who taught the students with IGT to practice speaking English. To collect data, the researcher used instruments of observations, lists, tests and questionnaires. The data obtained was presented in two ways, qualitatively and quantitatively. In Finding and Discussion it is clearly showed that IGT activities were effective in improving the speaking abilities of the student in class. This can be seen from the improvements after each cycle. This can be seen by the improvement in the students‟ mean scores in the test results: 58.8 in the first cycle, 68 in the second cycle and 81.3 in the third cycle. Improvement was also seen based on the results from the observations that showed positivity, and good responses from the students. From the questionnaire results, it was found that the mean score for the students‟ perception was 3,616. This means that the students responded positively to the implementation of this technique.
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