THE USE OF TASK-BASED LEARNING TO DEVELOP ENGLISH SPEAKING ABILITY OF FIFTH YEAR STUDENTS OF MIN 1 TELADAN PALEMBANG
Abstract: The main problem of
this thesis was to find out whether or not there is any significant difference
on students’ scores who were taught using TBL method at the fifth grade
students of MIN 1 Teladan Palembang. The population of this study consisted of
120 fifth grade students of MIN 1 Teladan Palembang in academic year 2012/2013.
The samples were taken by using convenience sampling method consisting of 40
students from fifth grade students at MIN 1 Teladan Palembang in the academic
year of 2012/2013. A descriptive method was used in this study. The data were
obtained by means of oral test only. The result of the test was analyzed by
using quantitative research. Based on the results of the data analysis, there
were two findings, namely (1) there was no a negative progress from the
students’ result of pretest and posttest in experimental group. (2) the
students speaking score in experimental group were lower than students’
speaking score in control group. The writer also found most of the control
group’s students got better than the experimental group’s students in speaking
ability. This means that the teaching English by using Task-Based Learning
Method in teaching speaking to fifth grade students of MIN 1 Teladan Palembang
is not effective on their speaking ability. In conclusion, there was no a
significant difference between students ability of students who were taught by
using Task-Based Learning method and those who are not. Finally, it is expected
that the teachers of English use various teaching method in order to develop
students’ speaking ability.
Author: Tia Paramaditha
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150172
