THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRITICAL DEBATE TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL

Abstract

This research aims at proving whether or not the implementation of Critical Debate Technique improves speaking skill of the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri Terpadu Model Madani Palu. The sample are class XI Science 1 students as the control group and XI Science 2 students as the experimental group. Each class consists of 27 and 25 students respectively. They were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The researcher employed quasi-experimental research design where the two groups were given pre-test and post-test. There are two variables; the implementation of critical debate technique as the independent variable and the students’ speaking skill as the dependent variable. The result of the research showed that the implementation of critical debate technique gives significant improvement to the students’ speaking skill. The mean score of the experimental group before the treatment is 67.60 while the control group’s is 65.92. After the treatment, the mean score of the experimental group is 75.40 and the control group’s is 66.67. It is also shown that the t-counted(6.03) is greater than the ttable(2.00) at the level of significant (p) = 0.05 and degree of freedom (df) = 50 . Thus, it can be concluded that the hypothesis is accepted. In other words, critical debate technique improves the eleventh grade students’ speaking skill.
Keywords:Speaking Skill; Improve; Critical Debate Technique