Improving Students' Speaking Skill Using Video at The Tenth Grade of SMA Negeri 1 Matauli Pandan

Abstract

The teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) speaking is necessary for students to have basic skills of oral communication. Using teaching media in the teaching of EFL speaking might be beneficial to help students improve their speaking skills. Video can provide a comprehensive stimulus for education by providing both an aural and visual model of the target language. The aim of this research was to investigate the use of video as teaching media to improve the speaking skill of the fourth semester students of SMA Negeri 1 Matauli Pandan. In this classroom action research, the writer used three cycles where each cycle has four phases: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. This research was a collaborative action research in which a collaborator assisted the researcher to collect the data using speaking scoring rubric, questionnaire and field notes. This research was conducted in two cycles focusing on the improvement of the students' speaking performance and their positive attitude to the implementation of the use of video as teaching media in the speaking class. After the implementation of the use of video as teaching media in the speaking class for three cycles, it revealed that the use of video could improve the students' speaking performance and give them positive attitude to the implementation activities. The findings showed that the average score of the students' speaking performance could get some enhancement.