JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE
Vol. 7 No. 2: August 2022

Applying the total physical response (TPR) method to hone EFL students’ speaking skills

Alexon (Universitas Bengkulu)
Nina Kurniah (Universitas Bengkulu)
Nopri Pardianson (Universitas Bengkulu)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Oct 2022

Abstract

This research aimed to describe the application of TPR method in improving understanding meaning and speaking skill and to describe the effectiveness of the application of TPR in improving student speaking skill in English subjects in class VII at SMPN 13 Bengkulu City. The method of research is used classroom action research and quasi-experiment. The subjects of class action research (CAR) are students of class VII A even semester in 2021/2022 at SMPN 13 Bengkulu City. The number of students in the CAR class is 25 people, the experimental class of VII B class is 25 people and the control class of VII C class is 25 students. The data collection method is using observation and tests, data analysis using the average score and t-test. The results showed that the application of the Total Physical Response (TPR) method can improve understanding meaning and speaking skill significantly that showed t count 5,30 > t table 2,064 then total physical response method can improve effectiveness of student speaking skill outcomes in the subject of English for class VII SMPN 13 Bengkulu City.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

joall

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature (JOALL) is a peer-reviewed professional journal with the editorial board of scholars mainly in applied linguistics, literature, and English language teaching (ELT). It is published by the Postgraduate Program of English Education, Universitas Bengkulu, ...