Teaching Speaking Skill By Using Probing Prompting Learning Strategy At SMPN 1 Lawa

Abstract

This study aims to find out whether there is a significant effect of teaching speaking skill by using probing prompting learning strategy at nine-grade students of  SMPN 1 Lawa. The research method in this study usedQuatitative method and the design of this study used Quasy-Experimental design namely post-test only control group design. The population of this study is the nine grade students at SMPN 1 Lawa which consisted of two classes and the total numbers are 56 students. The sampling technique of the study is purposive sampling. The samples of this research are class 1X.2 as the experimental group and class 1X.3 as control group. Both of experimental and control group consist of 28 students. The research data were collected by giving post-test to students in the form of oral tests related to the topic of the descriptive text. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 using (descriptive analysis and inferential statistics). Meanwhile, to test the hypothesis, the researcher used a t-test (Independent sample t-test) which was calculated through SPSS 16.0. In this research show that most of students have fair criteria in speaking skill, the aspect which have high score in the students’ speaking skill is fluency aspect, and the success of students' speaking ability did not occur directly without supporting several factors such as student motivation, student intelligence, and interesting learning topics. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that there is a significant effect of teaching speaking skill by using probing prompting learning strategy at SMPN 1 Lawa.