Penerapan Teknik Fishbowl Untuk Memperbaiki Keterampilan Berbicara Siswa Kelas Delapan Di SMP Negeri 19 Palu.

Iin Ermiwin (A 121 14 203). This research entitled “Applying Fishbowl Technique to Improve Speaking Skills of Grade Eight Students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu. Skripsi, English Education Study Program, Language and Art Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Tadulako University. It is under the Supervision of Sudarkam Mertosono and Zarkiani Hasyim.
The objective of this research is to find out if applying Fishbowl technique can improve the speaking skills of the grade eight students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu. The researcher applied quasi-experimental research design. The population of this research was 105 grade eight students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu. The research samples were VIII E as the experimental class and VIII D as the control one in which each class consisted of 18 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used pre-test and post-test to both experimental and control classes. The result of the research indicated that the t-counted value (3.24) is greater than the t-table value (1.68). It means that applying fishbowl technique can improve the students’ speaking skill.