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ABSTRACT
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOARD GAMES FOR
T
EACHING SPEAKING
(An Experimental Study at the Eighth
Grade Students of
SMP Negeri 1 Kemranjen, Academic Year 2012/2013)
B
y:
IKA PANGESTI PUSPITASARI
0801050193
The aim of the research was to find out the effectiveness of Board Games
for teaching speaking at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Kemranjen in
academic year 2012/2013. This research used quasi experimental research, the
population of this research was students of the eighth grade students of SMP
Negeri 1 Kemranjen, the total sample of the research was 68 students and the
samples were class C as experiment class which consists of 34 students and class
B as control class which consists of 34 students. The use of Board Game was used
in experimental class, while in control class was not given any special treatment.
Test was used in collecting data, namely pre-test and post-test. The test consists of
situational cards item. After the data were collected, it was analyzed by using t-
test. It was carried out at February 2013. The result was higher than t-table. It was
3.90, and the result of t-table at significant level 0.05 with the degree of freedom
66 was 1.668. Then, the calculation of t-obtained with t-table was concluded that
t-obtained was higher than t-table (3.90 > 1.668). Based on the pre-test and post-
test results, shown that all of the speaking aspects had significant difference at p <
0.05. Board Game was effective to develop students‟ fluency and comprehension,
because in this activity the students had to take a part in conversation to practice
speaking and comprehend it well. Therefore, the students had to speak fluently.
Furthermore, it was also effective for increasing and enriching students‟ grammar,
vocabulary and pronunciation. In conversation activity, the students took attention
highly in mastering grammar and used adequate vocabulary in order to speak with
good grammar and pronounce words correctly. Based on the description
mentioned previously, it could be concluded that Board Game was effective for
teaching speaking at the eighth grade at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri
1 Kemranjen in academic year 2012/2013.