PENERAPAN METODE TALKING STICK BERBANTUAN MEDIA VISUAL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERBICARA TEKS EKSPOSISI

Abstract

This research aimed to describe the implementation of talking stick method assisted visual media to improve exposition text speaking ability on Senior High School Muhammadiyah 1 Denpasar students’ grade X natural science 1 year 2019/2020 and to know students’ response toward the implementation of talking stick method assisted visual media to improve exposition text speaking ability on Senior High School Muhammadiyah 1 Denpasar students’ grade X natural science 1 year 2019/2020. This research was classroom actionresearch with the implementation of three cycles. The subject of this research was Senior High School Muhammadiyah 1 Denpasar students’ grade X natural science 1 amount 30 students and Dra. DewiSetyowati as Indonesian teacher. The method of collecting data that used in this research was testing method to get the result of students’ exposition text speaking ability and questionnaire method to get students’ response toward the implementation of talking stick method assisted visual media to improve exposition text speaking ability. The average result of students’ exposition text speaking ability on the first cycle was 64 with lack category, second cycle was 77,33 with adequate category, and third cycle was 88 with good category. After that, the result of students’ response toward the implementation of talking stick method on the first cycle was amount 49,16 with lack of positivity category, second cycle amount 72,16 with positive category, and third cycle was 87 with very positive category. It can be concluded that the implementation of talking stick method assisted visual media is able to improve exposition text speaking ability on Senior High School Muhammadiyah 1 Denpasar students’ grade X natural science 1 year 2019/2020.