PENGGUNAAN INTERAKSI KOMUNITAS DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERBICARA SISWA KELAS DELAPAN SMP NEGERI 3 PALU

Nirmala Ayu Fadhilah (A 121 15 083). “The Use of Community Interaction Method in Improving Speaking Skill of the Eight Grade Students at SMP Negeri 3 Palu”. Skripsi, Teacher Training and education Faculty, Language and Art Education Department, English Education Study Program, under the supervision of Hasan Basri.
The objective of this research is to find out whether using Community Interaction method can improve student’s speaking skill at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Palu or not. The researcher used quasi-experimental research design. The population of this research was the eighth grade students at Smp Negeri 3 Palu which consisted of 234 students. The samples were VIII C as the experimental group and VIII B as the control group selected by random sampling technique. The Instrument of data collection was test (pre-test and post-test). The data gathered were analyzed statistically. The result of data analysis shows that there is a significant difference between the result of the pre-test and post-test. It was proved by seeing the mean score of the test results where the mean score of the experimental group significantly improved from 48.3 to 82.3. Meanwhile the mean score of the control group 55.6 to 76.9. By applying degree of freedom (df) 40 and level of significance is 0,05, the researcher found that the value of t counted (3.57) is higher than the value of t table (1,681). It can be concluded that the research hypothesis is accepted. In other words, the use of Community Interaction method can improve speaking skill of the eight grade students at Smp Negeri 3 Palu.

Key Words: Community Interaction Method; Improving; Speaking Skill