This study was aimed at finding out whether there is a significanteffect of Total Physical Response (TPR) method on students’speaking achievement. The research question addressed was “isthere any significant effect of Total Physical Response (TPR) methodon students’ speaking achievement?†The design of study was quasiexperimental design by using two classes, namely experimentalclass and control class. This study involved the ninth gradestudents of SMPN 1 Kabawo who were registered in the academicyear 2017/2018. The instrument of the study was oral test wherethe students performed in front of the class orally about how tomake a glass of ice lemon in 3 minutes. The study usedindependent sample t- test to analyze the data. The result showedthat the students’ speaking score in experimental class (3.12) washigher than students’ speaking score in control class (2.23). Theresult of hypothesis testing revealed that the level of significant was0.00. It means that there was a significant difference on students’speaking achievement after being taught by using total physicalresponse.Keywords: Speaking, Teaching Speaking, Total Physical Response
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