Improving Student’s Speaking Ability Through Discussion and Debate Group at 11th Grade at SMA SWASTA HARVARD MEDAN

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the speaking skills of eleventh graders at Harvard Private High School Medan. The formulation of the problem was: “To what extent can the use of the Discussion and Debate Method improve the speaking skills of eleventh graders at Harvard Private High School Medan? The purpose of this study was to determine the Effectiveness of the Used of Discussion and Debate Methods in Improving Students' Speaking Ability. The researcher applied the Class Action Research (CAR) method. The population in this study was the eleventh grade students of Harvard Private High School Medan, totaling 36 students. Researcher obtained qualitative data and quantitative data, the results showed an increased in students' speaking skills through the Discussion and Debate Method there were 80.19% who met the Minimum Completeness Criteria (KKM)> 70. These results were obtained from data in cycle I and cycle II. In the first pre-test cycle I there were 15 students who succeeded with a percentage of 19% and 21 students who did not succeed with a percentage of 36%, and in the first cycle there were 18 students who succeeded with a percentage of 14% and 18 students who did not succeed with a percentage of 14% later in the cycle II there were 25 students who succeeded with a percentage of 53% and 11 students who did not succeed with a percentage of 11% in posttest II. After the treatment, their speaking aspect improved significantly. It can be said that the Discussion and Debate Method is effective in improving students' speaking skills