Zulkarnain Akhyar Wicaksana , 1102412111 (2017) THE USE OF MINI STORY TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL: A Pre Experimental Study of the Members at Semarang English Cafe English Course. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

The background of this research was the ineffectiveness of the use of memorizing and writing technique in improving members speaking skill happened in Semarang English Cafe. Then, the researcher proposed the technique called mini story as the alternative considered technique to solve it. Based on that problem, the statements of the problem that proposed in this research are (1) How is the significant difference before and after the learners have been taught speaking using mini story technique (2) What are the strengths and weaknesses of using mini story technique in teaching speaking to members of Semarang English cafe. This research used pre-experimental study with one group pre-test and post-test design for the design of this research since this research only used one group as a subject. The number of the subject in this research was nine available members of Semarang English Cafe. The tools for collecting data were test and observation. The technique of data analysis that used were normality-test and t-test. The result of this research showed that there is significant difference in speaking score of members before and after learning used mini story technique. In post-test members gained 92,16 average and in the post-test they gained 136,94 average. In addition, after t-test was conducted, the score of probability was 0,000. Since the score of probability was higher that 0,005, so H1 is accepted. Based on the result above, mini story was an effective technique in improving speaking skill, especially in grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension aspect for members in elementary speaking level. Then, researcher suggests the tutor (the teacher) to use mini story as an alternative technique in order to improve members’ speaking skill. In addition, the researcher also suggests the members (the students) to use mini story as an additional considered technique to study English personally, especially in speaking aspect.

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