APPLYING FISHBOWL TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL

Abstract

This research aims to prove whether or not by the application of fishbowl technique can improvethe speaking skill of grade eight students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu. This research applied quasi-experimental research design in which the sample consisted of two classes which were experimental and control classes. The population of this research was the grade VIII students at SMP Negeri 19 Palu which consisted of 105 students. The research samples were VIII E as the experimental class and VIII D as the control one each classes consisted of 18 students.In analyzing the data, the researcher applied statistical analysis by using t-test formula, where 0.05 level of significance and 36 degree of freedom (df). The t-counted value is 3.24 and t-table value is 1.688. The t-counted value is higher than t-table value, which means that the research hypothesis is accepted. In other words, using fishbowl technique is effective in improving speaking skills at the grade eight students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu.

Keywords: Applying, Fishbowl Technique, Speaking skill.