THE EFFECT OF LOOK-UP TECHNIQUE ON SPEAKING FLUENCY

Abstract

This research is conducted to find an effective technique to teach\rspeaking of second semester students. To collect the data, this research using\rpre- and post-test. The treatment is look-up technique in which the learners\rwork in pairs facing each other. One is the reader, the other is the listener.\rThe reader holds the book containing the dialogue at about chest level and\rslightly to the left. This enables the reader to look at the book and then look\rat the listener, moving only her eyes and not having to move her head at\rall. The reader looks at the book and tries to remember as long a phrase as\rpossible. The reader can look at the book for as long as is necessary. Then,\rwhen ready, she/he looks at the listener and says the phrase. While she/\rhe speaks, she/he does not look at the book. These rules force the reader to\rrely on memory. To analyze the data gained from post-test for both control\rand experimental class, the researcher used the t-test formula. The findings\rshowed that t-value higher than t-critical, 1,671 <5.8> 2,390 which means\rthat Null Hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Thus, it can be concluded that it\ris effective to use look up technique in teaching English speaking, because\rthe research hypothesis (H1) which says “there is a difference in speaking\rskill between students who were taught using look-up technique and those\rwho were taught using conventional technique (role-play) in their speaking\rclass” was accepted.