The Application of Four Corner Debate to Teach Speaking

Abstract

The research aims at knowing and finding whether or not the application of four corner debate is effective to improve students' speaking skill at the eighth grade students of SMP Jamaluddin Ar-Rumi Jatisari Jenggawah Jember in academic year 2016/2017. The population of the study was 78 students with the number of sample 31 students in class VIII B. The research was a pre-experimental research in which only one class which was treated using the technique. The data collection was administered through conducting speaking test and scored students performance. Afterwards the scores were converted to the school passing grade and then calculated in paired t-test. The result showed some data including students' average score in pretest and posttest. The average score in pretest was 67.59 and 76.15 in posttest. It indicated an improvement for 8.65 points. The result of paired t-test calculation was 8.61 and the t-table score was 1.697with 0.05 significance level of score and DF 31 (32-1). The score analysis indicated that the t-test score was higher than the t-table score. Therefore, the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was approved which means the application of four corner debate in the classroom is effective to teach English speaking to the eighth grade students of SMP Jamaluddin Ar-Rumi Jatisari Jenggawah Jember in academic year 2016/2017.

Students' Perception in Using Debate Technique to Develop Students' Speaking Skills

“…Subsequently, Thusly, debate can be utilized splendidly to help up understudies' talking in English (Alasmari & Ahmed, 2013). Classroom debate is an efficient way to teach English speaking (Kurnia, 2019). The use of discussion in EFL lessons will first and foremost help students overcome their phobia of the English language.…”