Abstract:
The objective of this study was to know the students‟ perception in
learning speaking through whatsApp group at SMP IT Al-Biruni Mandiri
Makassar. The reason of utilizing WhatsApp Group for learning English is that it
makes the learning preparing compelling and productive.
The writer applied whatsApp group in learning speaking and used
descriptive quantitative design. The population of this study was the seventh grade
of SMP IT Al-Biruni Mandiri Makassar in the academic year 2020/2021. It
consisted of 35 students devided into two classes, ICP class ( International Class
Program) and Reguler class. In ICP class consists of 11 students, and reguler class
consists of 24 students. The researcher took one class, regular class. It consisted of
24 students. The writer conducted the study by using questionnaire related to
technique WhatsApp aplication which had been used in English subject. It was
conducted at SMP IT Al-Biruni Mandiri Makassar for two weeks.
Based on the result of the research, most students agreed that by using
WhatsApp they will more confident to speak English. It proved by using an
instrument, it was questionnaire. It used the scale from 1 until 5 numbers by using
Likert Scale. The writer found that most students enjoyed to use WhatsApp
aplication.
