The Effectiveness Facebook for Students’ Speaking Ability At The Tenth Grade of MA Negeri 2 Situbondo

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the effectiveness of 'Facebook' social media as a learning media for senior high school students: a solution to distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, educa- tional activities especially learning in schools, have been stopped by replacing distance learning, where teachers teach from home. Students learn from their homes. 'Facebook' social media is central support and an intermediary in the teaching process for teachers and students so that the learning process occurs. The researcher used quantitative research and pre-experimental design research. In collection of data the researcher was used pre-test and post-test. Pre-test was administered to the subject before applied social media facebook. Meanwhile post-test was administered after applied social media facebook. The researcher was used these items as the pre-test and post-test which includes three steps. Those are pretest, treatment, and posttest.This research took one class, the researcher used X-MIPA 1 class where the students were 31 as the sample. There are some problems that English learning, such as they are lack of vocabulary to learn English, they are lack of motivation in English learning, and they are not fluency in speak and also the students low self confidence in using English in speaking class, and they are shy to speak English in front of their friends. Besides, the teacher is not able realize the students’ problem in speaking and can not create a good situation in teaching learning process in the classroom. Therefore, the researcher wanted to conduct the research with the tittle “The Effectiveness Facebook for Students’ Speaking Ability At The Tenth Grade of MA N 2 Situbondo”. Then, the researcher wanted to improve students’ speaking ability through social media (Facebook). And after conducted the research, the researcher proved that facebook was effectiveness for speaking ability where the students’ mean score of the pronunciation in pre-test was 3.06 and the students’ mean score of smoothness in pre-test was 3.39. While the students’ mean score of pronunciation in post-test was 5.65 and the mean score of smoothness in post test was 5.74. So, the improvement of the students’ pronounciation in pre-test was 84% and the students’improvement of the smoothness was 69%. It mean, the mean score of post test was higher than pre-test. Consequently, the researcher hopes that the future researcher can develop and use in other skill of language learning, such as writing, reading and listening. Besides the researcher hopes the teacher is able to be more creative in teaching and learning English. And for students, the researcher expects that students are able to be more active in learning English subject in the classroom activity. Keywords: The effectiveness Facebook, Speaking ability