AN ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY IN SELF INTRODUCTION AT SMPN 1 BAYANG PESISIR SELATAN

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The purpose of this research was to discribe the seventh grade students’ speaking ability in self introduction at SMPN 1 Bayang Pesisir Selatan. The design of this research was descriptive research. The population of this research was the seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Bayang. The total number of sample was 21 students that was choosen by using Cluster Random Sampling technique. The data were collected through speaking test by asking the students to intoduce his/her self in front of the class. The researcher used Inter-Rater technique by using 2 scorers, and used Person Product Moment to find the reliability of the test. The coefficient correlation of the test was 0.84(very high correlation).The result of this research showed that students speaking ability of the seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Bayang Pesisir Selatan in self introduction was moderate. It was proved that 62% students had moderate ability. Refering to the result of this research, the researcher gave sugestions to the teachers to give more time for the students to practice speaking skill, the teachers can consider the appropriate way to improve students’ speaking ability. The students are suggested to improve their speaking ability by doing more practice in speaking, and the suggestion to the other researcher to find out the students’ difficulties in speaking, especially in self introduction.
Key word: Speaking, Ability, Components, Self Introduction