Authors:
Al Maghvirah Chan
;
Ayendi
and
Dhiant Asri
Affiliation:
Universitas Andalas , Indonesia
Keyword(s):
National Geographic Youtube, screen shoot pictures, information gap, communicative speaking, and Classroom Action Research (PTK)
Abstract:
Abstract— This study aims to explain the extent to which the comparison of presentation methods and ordinary discussion with the use of National Geographic Youtube, screen shoot pictures, and information Gap approaches can improve the communicative speaking ability of students taking English II courses in the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities Andalas University. The research subjects consisted of 30 students. This research was carried out in the even semester of 2017/2018 academic year. Learning methods apply Classroom Action Research (CAR) based on the theory of Kemmis and Mc Taggart [1] where from the beginning to the middle of the semester (cycle 1) using the usual presentation and discussion methods, while in the middle of the semester to the end of the semester (cycle 2) through the use National Geographic Youtube, screen shoot pictures and information gaps. The findings obtained from this study are using National Geographic Youtube, screen shoot pictures, and informa
tion gap, most students understand more about the historical events discussed and say the vocabulary used more precisely because before the presentation students must watch and hear the videos repeatedly. The results of watching and listening are accompanied by the absence of visual words and sentences from the images, thus causing students to be able to speak better using natural gestures and using their own sentences in explaining historical information discussed. Students are also more active in discussions because the responsibility is more charged to students. While in the previous presentation and discussion classes, students tend to stiffly read power point slides with long sentences which are the result of the creation of other texts.
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