@thesis{thesis, author={Shafika Intan Yayang}, title ={THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TONGUE TWISTERS STRATEGY TOWARD STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AT MA MUHAMMADIYAH PURBOLINGGO}, year={2023}, url={http://eprints.ummetro.ac.id/2748/}, abstract={ABSTRACT Shafika, Intan Yayang. 2023. The Effectiveness of Tongue Twisters Strategy Toward Students? Speaking Ability at MA Muhammadiyah Purbolinggo. An undergraduate Thesis English Departement Study Program Teacher Training and Education Faculty Muhammdiyah Unniversity of Metro. Advisor (1) Fitri Palupi Kusumawati, M.Pd.(2) Bambang Eko Siagiyanto, M.Pd. Key Word: Speaking ability, Tongue twisters. The aim of this study is to identify the problems of students at MA Muhammadiyah Purbolinggo, especially speaking,. The subjects were 40 students at 11 th grade of MA Muhammadiyah Purbolinggo. This research employed quasi- experimental research design. There were two varibales: independent variable is Tongue Twister Strategy and the dependent variable is Speaking Ability. The mean of pre-test result score of control group was lower than experimental group (46.20 > 39.60). In post-test. the mean score of control group was found to be also lower than experimental group (72.20 > 58.40). From the data, the researcher concluded that there was an effectiveness in using tongue twister to improve students? speaking ability at MA Muhammadiyah Purbolinggo that the significance level 0,05, t (7.627) is higher than t table (2,024). Therefore, the Alternative Hypothesis (H ) is accepted which means there is significant effect of Tongue Twister on speaking skill of students, and it can be concluded that the research question has been answered.} }