IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY IN USING’ ASKING EXPRESSIONS AND GIVING OPINION’ THROUGH DEBATE METHOD AT SMK BAJIMINASA MAKASSAR

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