USING VIDEO CLIP`S AS LEARNING MEDIA TO IMPROVE THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF GRADE VIII STUDENTS OF SMPN 2 LAWANG KIDUL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014

The objective of the research was to improve students’ speaking ability of the eight grade students of SMPN 2 Lawang Kidul Muara Enim Sumatera Selatan using video clips as learning media in the academic year 2013/2014. The research was carried out through action research that consisted of two cycles. The research steps are reconnaisance, planning, action and observation, and reflection. The researcher collaborated with the English teacher in implementing the actions. The actions consisted of the use of video clips as learning media combined with the communicative activities and classroom English. The participants of the research were the researcher, the English teacher, and the students of Grade VIII A. The data were qualitative and quantitative. The validity of the data were obtained by applying democratic, dialogic, catalytic, process, and outcome validities. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process during the implementation of the actions, interviewing the students, and holding discussions with the English teacher, while the quantitative data were obtained from pre-test and post-test. The qualitative data were in the forms of field notes, interview trancripts, and documentation. Besides, the quantitative data were analyzed by calculating the mean scores of the pre-test and the post-test. The mean score of both tests were compared then tested by using the t-test statistical analysis. The findings of the study showed that the use of video clips combined with the communicative speaking activities and classroom English improved the students’ speaking skill. They were students’ motivation, confidence, pronunciation, and participations. The findings were supported by the means of the students’ speaking scores which had improved from 69.8 in the Pre-test to 78.1 in the Post-test. The result of the t-test showed that the difference in significant (t= 37.572, df=35, p=0.00). The result was statistically significant because p value was lower than the significance level (0.00 < 0.05). It means that the use of video clips combined with the communicative speaking activities and classroom English showed a significant difference in the students’ speaking skills seen from the result of pre-test and post-test scores