THE EFFECT OF USING SOCRATIC METHOD ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YAYASAN DWI SEJAHTERA PEKANBARU

Based on the writer’s preliminary study, it was found the problem in speaking English. The problems are some of the students were not able to pronounce English word accurately, some of the students were not able to speak English fluently, some of students were not able to speak English in correct grammar, some of the students did not use appropriate vocabulary in English, and some of the students were not able to comprehend English accurately. So, the researcher was interested in offering Socratic Method as an alternative solution for students' speaking ability. This research used a quasi-experimental research. Two groups of pretest and posttest design were used; one group was an experimental group getting the treatment by using Socratic Method. In contrast, another did not get it and involved as a control group. The population of the research was 40 students, and the total sample was 40 students that consisted of two classes. The sampling technique chosen was cluster sampling. The oral presentation test was given to both groups in order to assess the students’ ability in speaking. The Mean, standard deviation and t test were used to analyze the quantitative data. The results revealed that although both groups showed improvement on students' speaking ability, the experimental group given Socratic Method gave significant effect to the students' speaking ability in which Sig. 2-Tailed = 0.000 is smaller than 0.005. Thus, Socratic Method has a significant effect on developing students’ speaking ability. In conclusion, using Socratic Method has given a better effect to Students’ Speaking Ability at the Islamic Junior High School YAYASAN DWI SEJAHTERA PEKANBARU. Key Word : Effect, Socratic Method, Speaking Abilit