THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIO- LINGUAL METHOD IN TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL AT THE NINTH YEAR OF SMPN 8 PALOPO (A Classsroom Action Research)

ABSTRACT SUSILAWATI Writer, 2013. The effectiveness of Audio-Lingual Method In Teaching Speaking Skill at the Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo. Thesis, English Study Program Educational Department in State College for Islamic Studies (STAIN) Palopo. Supervised by Amalia Yahya, S.E.,M.Hum and Madehang S.Ag.,M.Pd Key word: Improving Speaking Skill, Audio-Lingual Method This thesis is about improving speaking skill by using Audio-Lingual Method at the Ninth year of SMPN 8 Palopo, The problem statement of this research was “What is the appropriate way in improving speaking skill by using Audio-Lingual Method at the Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo? The objective of the research is to find out the best ways in improving speaking skill by using Audio-Lingual Method at the Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo. In this research used Classroom Action Research method; the target of this research is at the Ninth Year of SMPN 8 Palopo in 2012/2013 academic year. The procedure of the research used two cycles namely cycle 1 and cycle 2. In collecting data the researcher used speaking test it is covering two important aspects such as fluency, and comprehensibility, Observation and questionnaire, the activities of students during learning process, it is analyzed. The activities of students during learning process, it is analyzed by considering the students’ participation and level of Audio-Lingual Method. The result of this research finds that the best ways in teaching speaking by using Audio-Lingual Method The result of this research finds that the ways in teaching Speaking Skill by using Audio-Lingual Method namely : a) the teacher should choose the material based on the speaking material, b) the leader who giving command must speak loudly ,c) arranging students’ sit position