Abstract :
ABSTRACT
Fatikh, Nur 2018. Using Board Games to Improve the Speaking Skills of the
Second Grade Students at MTs NurulIkhlasSidoarjo.Thesis English
Department Faculty of Language and Science. Surabaya
WijayaKusuma University. Advisor : 1. Dra. Hj. Sri Kartini, and 2.
Drs. Herry Kusmiharto, M.Pd.
Keywords: board games, make a short sentence and dialog, speaking skill, second
grade of Junior High School
This research has a purpose to improve students? speaking skill of MTs
Nurul Ikhlas Sidoarjo by using board games, especially for VIII-D class. It was
conducted in two cycles, which was held for four meetings. Two meetings in the
first cycle and two meetings in the second cycle. This research employs Kurt
Lewin?s design of Classroom Action Research (CAR). It follows four stages:
planning, action, observation and reflection. Concerning with the research
question in chapter one, the researcher used an observation checklist in order to
know the students? achievement in teaching speaking by using board games. The
result of students? achievement in cycle one was not satisfactory enough and the
result of the students? achievement in cycle two was better and showed better
enough achievement of the students. The results of the study show that the
implementation of board games in the teaching and learning process of speaking
can improve the students' speaking skills. It can be seen from the result of the data
in each cycle. The percentage result of the first cycle was 50% of the students who
reached the KKM ? 75, and the percentage result of the second cycle was 91,6%
of the students who reached the KKM of ? 75. From the data analyzed above, it
means that there was an improvement of student speaking score from the first
cycle to the second cycle. So the researcher conclude that the use of board games
can improve students? speaking skill of the second grade students of MTs Nurul
Ikhlas Sidoarjo.?