The Use of Debate’s Motion in Improving Students’ English-Speaking Skill through Project-Based Learning using Mix Method

Abstract

This research is aim to find out the use of debate’s motion through project-based learning on students’ English-speaking skill at the tenth grade students’ of SMK Kartika XX-1 Makassar. Project-Based Learning covers five steps they are observing, questioning, gathering information, associating, and communicating. The populations in tenth grade students of SMK Kartika XX-1 Makassar consist of 500 students; the sample was 48 students (24 students’ experimental class and 24 students control class). The research was taken by using cluster random sampling. Moreover, this research was conducted through the following procedures: giving pretest, applying treatments, and giving posttest. The data analyzed in this research was gathered through test, after getting the score from the test, it was analyzed and processed by using statistic data calculation of T-test formula by using SPSS. The result of the research proved that there is a difference score between students’ score in learning English speaking by using debate’s motion through project-based learning and without using debate’s motion through project-based learning. According to the result of statistical calculation it can be seen that mean of gained score of the experimental class is 7.25 and the mean of gained score of control class is 3.96. In conclusion, debate’s motion through project-based learning can effectively be used to teach English speaking to the tenth grade students of SMK Kartika XX-1 Makassar.