THE EFFECT OF TOTAL PHSYICAL RESPONSE (TPR) METHOD ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT; A CASE OF NINETH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 KABAWO
This study was aimed at finding out whether there is a significant effect of Total Physical Response (TPR) method on students’ speaking achievement. The research question addressed was “is there any significant effect of Total Physical Response (TPR) method on students’ speaking achievement?” The design of study was quasi experimental design by using two classes, namely experimental class and control class. This study involved the ninth grade students of SMPN 1 Kabawo who were registered in the academic year 2017/2018. The instrument of the study was oral test where the students performed in front of the class orally about how to make a glass of ice lemon in 3 minutes. The study used independent sample t- test to analyze the data. The result showed that the students’ speaking score in experimental class (3.12) was higher than students’ speaking score in control class (2.23). The result of hypothesis testing revealed that the level of significant was 0.00. It means that there was a significant difference on students’ speaking achievement after being taught by using total physical response. Keywords: Speaking, Teaching Speaking, Total Physical Response