THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLASSROOM DEBATES TO IMPROVE SPEAKING ABILITY: A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to improve students' English speaking skills through the class XI debate method at MA Darul Iman. The method used is Classroom Action Research (CAR) developed by Kemmis and McGartgart (1992). Consists of four steps, namely planning, action, observing, and reflecting. The problem fixes in this study are carried by a series of cycles. The research procedure was carried out with maintenance of two cycles. Each cycle consists of four steps, namely planning, action, observation, and reflection. Collecting data using tests, observation. Analyze the data using the average of each test in the cycle. The results show that students' speaking skills improve. It can be seen that there is an increase in each cycle of student behavior and achievement. Action learning strategies facilitate students to speak in a way, they reduce students' anxiety so they can speak freely without fear of making mistakes because during the debate they are forced to speak English and over time they become accustomed to it, they increase students' motivation in learning to speak, and most importantly students don't think that English is a difficult subject.