Proceedings of ISELT FBS Universitas Negeri Padang
Vol 3 (2015): Proceedings of 3nd International Seminar on English Language Teaching (ISELT)

IMPROVING STUDENTS' SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH CLASSWIDE PEER TUTORING (CWPT) AT GRADE X OF ACCOUNTING 2 AT SMK LABOR BINAAN FKIP UNRI PEKANBARU

Sitti Hadijah (Islamic University of Riau,)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Aug 2015

Abstract

The objectives of the research are to find about to what extent classwide peer tutoring can improve students' speaking skill and what factors influence the changes of students' speaking skill through classwide peer tutoring at grade X of Accounting 2 at SMK Labor Binaan FKIP UNRI Pekanbaru. This is a ClassroomAction Research (CAR). The participants of the research were students of X Accounting 2 at SMK LaborBinaan FKIP UNRI Pekanbaru. The research was conducted with 3 meetings in each cycle. It was started onMarch 29, 2011 - May 14, 2011. The data were collected from observation sheets. fieldnotes, interview, and oral tests. After analyzing the data, the researcher found that the application of CWPT had better improved the students' speaking skill. The students' average score before the application of CWPT was only 46.41. Then, it improved at the end of cycle I and II, 69.12 and 86.98. The improvement was also influenced by some factors: (1) Tutoring activities that let the students to be tutor and tutee. (2) The speaking activity that could build the students' confidence and fluency in using English when they perform in front of the class. (3) The teacher's role who guided the students in the class. In short, the application of CWPT in teaching speaking could provide better improvement of students' speaking skill.

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