The Effectiveness of Using Describing Picture In Teaching Speaking. English Education Department Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Islam Malang
Abstract
This research aimed to know about the use of describing pictures in
teaching speaking to improve students’ speaking skill on eight grade class of
junior high school students.
This research implemented some aspects such observation, method,
action and feedback of the result. Based on the research it improved the
student’s speaking skill by using describing picture strategy as a media. This
research used pre-test and post-test methods. The pre-test was done before
implementing by using series of pictures as a media it was to measure
student’s speaking ability at first. Mean while, the post-test was
implemented as a form of describing pictures strategy in improving
student’s speaking ability. It explains that describing picture has its own
possition in teaching learning. It is becoming one of the best media in
teaching speaking class. This research has already explained that describing
picture technique is very beneficial in teaching speaking skill. It could give
student’s speaking development. As the example, students can speak
correctly for a real condition. It can also be seen in the result paired sample
t-test that the describing picture method is receined as the good beneficial
method in improving student’s speaking skill.