EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH ROLE PLAYING METHODS IN STUDENTS SEMESTER 2 FKIP UNIVERSITY OF RESOURCES ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019

This study aims to improve speaking skills through the method of role playing in 2nd semester students of FKIP Asahan University. This type of research is Class Action Research (CAR). The research subjects were 32 second semester students of FKIP Asahan University. The object of research is speaking skills. Data collection methods used are observation, tests, and documentation. The data analysis technique used is descriptive qualitative and quantitative descriptive. The first cycle learning action of students plays roles based on conversation texts. students do not experience problems in linguistic aspects (vocabulary / phrase and sentence structure used) and non-language aspects (courage, friendliness, and attitude). The act of playing cycle II is based on drama script. Cycle II is more focused on linguistic aspects (pressure, speech, and tone and rhythm) and non-language aspects (fluency and mastery of the material) that are still lacking. Learning speaking skills through role playing methods based on drama scripts shows an increase in student speaking skills. The increase is indicated by the results of student speaking skills. The increase that occurs is, (1) the average pre-action value of students is 70.62 up to 75.46, (2) the average evaluation value of cycle I is 75.46, and (3) the average evaluation value of cycle II is 80.93 with percentage completeness 88 %.Keywords: Role Playing, Speaking skill