Abstract:
The aim of this study is to describe the way the achievement of VIIIB grade students in debate method improved by using asking and giving
opinion expressions at SMK Bajiminasa Makassar.
The study employed classroom action reasearch design. The
subject consisted of 12 students of X grade of the second year students
of SMK Bajiminasa Makassar in academic year 2018/2019. The
instrument of this research was written test. There are two cycles in this
research.
The result shows that students mean score in cycle 1 was 5.04 and
in the cycle II was 8.88. It means that in using asking and giving opinion
expressions can improve the achievement of X grade students after two
cycles in debate method at SMK Bajiminasa Makassar