EFFECTIVENESS OF SILENT WAY METHOD IN IMPROVING STUDENT’S SPEAKING SKILL AT SMP ISLAM DARUL HIKMAH MAKASSAR
Abstract
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the silent method in improving students' speaking skills and students' perceptions of improving speaking skills at SMP Islam Darul Hikma Makassar. The population of this study were students of class VIII B at SMP Islam Darul Hikma Makassar. Sampling was done through purposive sampling. The number of samples is 21 people. The researcher gave the students a pre-test and a post-test. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 26. To analyze the data, a score was determined which included the accuracy, fluency and understanding of the researcher. The results of this study showed that the pre-test average was 46.10 and the post-test average was 60.29. The researcher concluded that the use of the silent way method was effective in improving students' speaking skills. As for the perception of students, 80% of them are very interested in using the silent way method to support their speaking learning.
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