AN ANALYSIS OF SECOND GRADE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY IN TELLING HOW TO MAKE SOMETHIING AT SMAN 1 MUARA BUNGO
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The aim of this research was to find out the ability of the second year students of SMAN 1 Muara Bungo in telling how to make something. The design of this research was descriptive research. The population of this research was 283 students of second year at SMAN 1 Muara Bungo. In selecting the sample the writer used stratified cluster random sampling. The total number of the sample was 68 students, 33 students are from exact science class, 35 students are from social science class. From the result of analyzing the data, the writer found that the students’ speaking ability in telling how to make something was moderate. It was proved by the fact that 35 students (51%) classified as moderate ability, 17 students (25%) classified as high ability, , and 16 students (24%) classified as low ability. Based on the data it is concluded that the students’ speaking ability in telling how to make something was moderate (51%). Based on the conclusion the English teachers are suggested to consider the five components : content, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and pronunciation. The students are suggested to do more practice in speaking English. First, the students are suggested to improve their comprehension about content and grammar. Second, students are suggested to enrich their vocabulary especially in telling how to make something. Third, the students should improve their ability in fluency when they speak in English to make their speaking better. And the last is pronunciation, the students should do more practice in pronuncing words in English, because most of them tell incorrect pronunciation in some words.
Keyword : Analysis, Ability, Speaking, How to Make Something