AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SIMULATION TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING SPEAKING

Abstract

Based on observation, the writer identifies the following problems at the seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Samigaluh, the researcher found some factors that influence student's speaking skill. Thus, this study investigates about the simulation technique in the process teaching-speaking. It used an experimental design involving 32 students in the experimental group and control group. The instrument used was the speaking test (pre-test and post-test) that was given to both groups. The experimental group was given the treatment using simulation technique, while the control group used conventional teaching. Based on the result, the researcher calculate using SPSS that shows sig/p = 0.00. It was smaller than 0.05 (0.02< 0.05), so there is significant difference between students' speaking skills before and after using simulation to the seventh grade students of SMP N 1 Samigaluh in academic year 2017/2018. Moreover, the simulation technique could help them to improve their speaking ability. Introduction According to Richards (2008)as foreign language learners, we should master speaking skill inEnglish as our priority. In other words, speaking skill is the important role in teaching processwhere the speakers can lead the listener to gain the message in their conversation clearly and the listener can understand the meaning of the words, but there are some problems. The first problems come from the teacher. The teacher should apply the various technique and gave the media, but the teacher used the traditional method. The teacher only used the book and the blackboard as the media so the researcher thought that it was not develop the process teaching in the class, the second problem related to the students when they learned speaking English. The students are not confident with their self. They are confused when they say or express their ideas using English Language, the third problems related to the process of teaching and learning Speaking English. The teacher just explained the material than their students to discuss but their students were not practice one by one in the class so it made their students to be passive when they processed teaching-learning speaking. In order to solve the problems, the researcher had had one alternative technique that was simulation technique. The simulation technique is the students' learning style that gives advantages to improve their speaking skill and it concerns to speaking skill. The teacher can prepare the activities with the simulation technique in the classroom involving complex interaction between group and individuals based on simulation of real-life and experience (Brown, 2000: 135).