IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH THEMATIC SIMULATION STRATEGY AT SMAN 18 MAKASSAR

Abstract

The objective of the research was to find out the improvement of students‟ speaking skill which was seen from vocabulary and pronunciation scoring through thematic simulation strategy of the eleventh grade of SMAN 18 Makassar in 2021/2022 academic year. The study applied pre-experimental method, with one group pre-test and post-test design that employed speaking test to find out the students‟ vocabulary and students‟ pronunciation. The sample consisted of 16 students used purposive sampling technique taken from the population of the eleventh grade of SMAN 18 Makassar in 2021/2022 academic year. The data collected through speaking test by using oral test. The result of the data analysis indicated that there was an improvement of students‟ speaking skill. It could be seen from vocabulary and pronunciation through thematic simulation strategy from pre-test and post-test. The mean score increased from 41.25 in the pre-test to 80.62 on the post-test. The data showed that the hypothesis H1 is accepted and the hypothesis H0 is rejected. Based on the findings of data analysis, the writer concluded that speaking skill was improved through thematic simulation strategy. Thematic simulation was one of strategy in teaching English speaking skill at the eleventh grade of SMAN 18 Makassar.