The Implementation of Guide Conversation Method in Teaching Self Introduction to Improve Students’ Speaking Skills. Rilla Syahida Yusup; 187010037

This research is entitled “The Implementation of Guide Conversation Method in Teaching Self-Introduction in Improving Students’ Speaking Skills”. The guide conversation is expected to increase students’ confidence and enable students to speak in public with others with fun learning process. The researcher conducts this research to know how the procedure of implementation of guide conversation method in self-introduction learning, to know what the teaching equipment used to implement the guide conversation method in self-introduction learning, to know how the result of the implementation of guide conversation method in self�introduction learning, and to know what the students’ responses towards the implementation of guide conversation method in improving students’ speaking skills. The population in this research is the 10th grade students of Pasundan 2 Senior High School Bandung, and the sample of this research is 10th grade IPS 2. This research through several steps, carried outby referring to the lesson plan. The data are obtained through qualitative method with the interview, observation and tests in the classroom during learning process. This research uses the oral test concerning to four aspects speaking skills such as pronunciation, fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary. The scoring aspect based on Brown’s scale assessment. After the researcher gets the mean from the pre-test and post-test, then researcher calculates the mean. Guide conversation method helps students’ speaking skill enhancement with 57,5%. The responses of the students are good. They can be easy to understand and more active during learning process. They can speak actively and enjoy, so that students’ confidence increase. Keywords: Guide Conversation Method, Self-Introduction, Speaking Skill