THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING “BAMBOO DANCING METHOD” TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL IN RECOUNT TEXT”

Abstract

This study is to find out wheather using bamboo dancing method is effective or not to improve the students’ speaking skill in recount text. The population of this study is the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Sirampog in the academic year 2015/2016. The number of the subject is 65 students. The samples of the study are class X IPS 2 as experimental class which consists of 32 students and class X IPS 1 as control class which consists of 33 students. The design of this study uses true experimental study. The writers collect the data by using tests, questionnaires, documentations, recording and transcription. The mean of experimental class is higher than control class (71.75 > 166.54). Then the result of the mean of post-test is higher than pre-test in experimental class (71.75 > 61.62). It can be concluded that bamboo dancing method is effective in teaching spoken recount text on the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Sirampog in the academic year 2015/2016.