APPLICATION OF ORAL REPORT TECHNIQUE IN DEVELOPING SPEAKING SKILL FOR THE GRADE ELEVENTH STUDENTS OF SMAN 2 PALU

This Classroom Action Research aims at developing students‟ speaking skill
through the application of oral report technique. This research is conducted collaboratively
in three cycles in which researcher acts as a teacher while his collaborator acts as an
observer and each cycle consists of two meetings. Data of this research is attained from
two main sources namely qualitative and quantitative data. The research findings show
that the application of oral report technique can develop students‟ speaking skill. It can be
seen through students‟ achievement score from 45 students as the subject of research. The
data shows that In preliminary study, 35.5% students could answer questions given by
researcher through interview but the achievement score shows that 13.3% students could
fulfill the minimum criteria of achievement. The minimum criteria of achievement is 60.
At cycle I, 37% students could participate in oral report and 24.4% students could fulfill
the minimum criteria of achievement. At cycle II, 51.1% students could participate in oral
report and 42.2% students could fulfill the minimum criteria of achievement. The last is
75% students could fulfill the minimum criteria of achievement from 86.6% students who
participated in oral report at cycle III from 45 students. Furthermore, the highest score
obtained by student from each of cycles present that in preliminary study is 70 whereas
72.5 at cycle I, 85 at cycle II, and 90 at cycle III. Based on the findings of this research, it
can be inferred that the application of oral report technique can develop students‟ speaking
skill in using English.