Lead Journal
Vol 1 No 1 (2021): September

USING THE COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING METHOD TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING FLUENCY

Rachma Ayulisjati (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Mustasyfa Thabib Kariadi (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Prayogo Hadi Sulistio (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Sep 2021

Abstract

The research entitled “Using the Communicative Language Teaching Method to Improve the Students’ English Speaking Fluency” aims to examine the implementation of CLT method in the classroom, figure out the students’ improvement in English speaking fluency, and reveal the influencing factors after the implementation of CLT method. This research used the quasi experimental design. The subjects of this research were the eleventh grade students of SMAN 4 Purwokerto in the academic year of 2019/2020. The population was 340 students divided into 10 classes. The samples of this research were two classes: XI MIPA 1 as the experimental group and XI MIPA 3 as the control group. The data were collected from observations, questionnaires, and tests. The result of this research shows that the implementation of CLT method was successful. It can be seen from the observation sheet that the teacher followed the implementation of CLT method, such as the teacher had prepared the materials well; the materials were approved by the teacher which based on the syllabus and curriculum; the teacher clearly gave the instructions; the teacher asked the students to speak freely, encouraged the students to speak in English, fully spoke in English, and provided the appropriate tasks to improve the students’ speaking fluency. Furthermore, the students’ English speaking fluency has improved. It means that the implementation of CLT method has significant effect that the alternative hypothesis (Hi) is accepted. The result of questionnaires and observations show that the factors influencing the implementation of CLT method were cognitive, linguistic, and affective factors.

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lead

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Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

LEAD Journal is a semiannual publication for all those involved in English language education and development as a foreign language or as an international Lingua Franca. The Journal welcomes both research-based and theoretical development within the domains of English language teaching and learning, ...