TEACHING SPEAKING THROUGH ROLE PLAY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL

A COLLABORATIVE ACTION RESEARCH (CAR) KULLIYATUL MUALIMIN AL ISLAMIYAH CLASS AT PESANTREN AL-FATH BEKASI

Abstract

The objectives of this study are; (1) to find out what activities should be applied to encourage the students’ speaking skills, (2) to find out whether role play was an effective way to increase students’ speaking skills, and (3) Find out how role play significantly impacted to the students’ speaking skill. The nature of this study is Collaborative Action Research (CAR). The procedures were to conduct teaching activities which were split into two cycles; the Activities in each cycle were planning, action, observing, and reflecting.  This study took place in Pesantren Al-Fath Bekasi involving a collaborator and 19 students of kulliyatul mualimin al islamiyah class (Second Grade of Senior High School). The data collection instruments were holistic oral rubric tests, questionnaires, observation checklists, observation forms, and interview transcripts. The students’ speaking performances were checked facial expression, vocabulary, fluency, accuracy, and pronunciation. The research findings were that role play was very helpful for the students and teacher in teaching and learning English; role play had a significant impact on students’ speaking skill performances.