The effect of Multiple-Slot Substitution Drill in teaching present continuous tense to improve students’ speaking achievement at the eighth grade of SMP IT Asy-Syadzili Pakis-Malang

Abstract

In this study, the researcher focused on language element in the use of the present continuous tense, which was taught to practice speaking skill as a substitute for grammar exercise. At the junior high school level in the EFL learners, the elements of language as a grammar lesson are taught with speaking drill so that students are simultaneously able to speak English grammatically. This study used true experimental research with posttest-only control group design with one experimental group (subjects who receive treatment) and comparison group / control group (subject to whom the experimental group can be compared). It fitted all of the following criteria: 1) The sample groups are assigned randomly; 2) there is a viable control group; 3) only one variable is manipulated and tested; 3) the tested subjects are randomly assigned to either control or experimental groups. The population of this research was the eighth grade students of SMP IT Asy-Syadzili Pakis-Malang in which the total number of students were 205. The researcher used systematic random sampling in which every population had the same chance to be the sample. The sample for this study was 26 for the experimental group and 26 for the control group with the total number of sample is 52 students. The writer collected data by using spoken post-test results. Post-test was conducted after doing treatment to the students. A researcher asked the students one by one to perform in front of the class with the technique of multiple slot substitution drill. Oral test measures salient features of speaking skill, they are : 1) grammar; 2) pronunciation; 3) vocabulary; 4) fluency. Four points scale were used to calculate the percentage of the items :4 point for excellent; 3 points for good; 2 points for satisfactory; and 1 point for needs improvement. It also includes speaking rubric to be followed by a researcher to measure salient features of speaking skill by using “iRubric: Grading Criteria for English Speaking Test Rubric”. In analyzing the data, the researcher used IBM spss statistic versions. 20 application of independent t.test to know the differences between experimental group taught present continuous using multiple-slot substitution drill and control without using multiple-slot substitution drill. After collecting and calculating the data, the researcher found that the mean score of experimental group (X) in post-test was 53,58 with standard deviation was 3.951. Meanwhile, the mean score of control group (Y) in post-test 41.27 with standard deviation was 2.750. In testing the hypothesis, the writer used t-test formula. The researcher found that shows the value of sig (2-tailed) .000 < .05 at the level significance of df = N-2= 52-2= 50. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis could be accepted. It means that students taught present continuous tense using multiple-slot substitution drill achieve better speaking skill than those taught without using multiple-slot substitution drill at the eighth grade of SMP IT Asy Syadzili Pakis Malang.