THE EFFECT OF ENGLISH SPEECH ACTIVITY TOWARD THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT IN SPEAKING ENGLISH FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITAS SULAWESI BARAT

Abstract

This research is aimed at finding out: (1) whether or not the use of English speech activity effects the students' motivation for the second semester students of English Department at Universitas Sulawesi Barat and (2) whether or not the second semester students of English Department at Universitas Sulawesi Barat are interested in speaking English through English speech activity. This research applied quasi-experimental research method. The population of the research was all second semester students of English Department at Universitas Sulawesi Barat. The researcher chose class II.A as experimental group (16 students) and class II.B as control group (16 students) as sample of the research. The data of the research were collected by using two kinds of instruments, namely speaking test and questionnaire. Speaking test (interview) was used to obtain data of the students' speaking ability and questionnaire was used to know the students interest in speaking through English speech activity. The result of data analysis showed that there was significant difference between the students' score who were taught by using English speech activity and re-telling. It was proved by the mean score of the experimental class which was higher than control group in posttest (79.06>73.37). Based on data analysis, the researcher concluded that: the use of English speech activity can improve students' speaking ability and make the students interested in speaking English.