MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERBICARA SISWA KELAS DELAPAN MTS AL-ISTIQAMAH LASOANI MELALUI WAWANCARA BERPASANGAN

This research aims to find out whether or not the use of Pair Work Interview can improve speaking ability of the eighth grade students at MTS Al-Istiqamah Lasoani. This research applied quasi-experimental research design in which the sample consisted of two groups namely the experimental and the control groups. The sample was selected by using purposive sampling technique in which VIII C consisted of 15 students as the experimental class and VIII A consisted of 15 students as the control class. The experimental group was given treatment by applying Pair Work Interview technique in teaching speaking, while the control group was taught in a conventional way of teaching. The technique of data collection was an oral test. The result of the data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the result in the pretest and in the posttest. The mean score of the experimental group increased from 39.17 to 65, while the mean score of control group increased from 47.50 to 55. By applying 0.05 level of significance and 28 degree of freedom (df), it finds out that the value of tcounted is 2.46 and ttable is 1.70. The tcounted value is higher than ttable value, which means that the research hypothesis is accepted. In other words, the use of Pair Work Interview is effective in improving students’ speaking ability.