IMPROVING CLASS II SOCIAL 2 STUDENTS' SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH FOLKTALES AT SMA NEGERI TEMPEH IN THE 2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

Speaking is a very important skill because it is used to produce and express ideas, feelings and thoughts in the target language. Based on the preliminary study done by the researcher on October 12 in the form of interview with one of the English teachers of SMA Negeri Tempeh, it was known that the result of the speaking test has not been satisfactory yet, especially in class II Social 2. Based on the students previous score, the mean score of the students speaking test could not achieve the criterion of score requirement (KKM=70). The mean score was 67.4. Additionally, the students tended to get bored in learning speaking. Most of them have the same problem in pronunciation.