The Use of Drama Technique To Increase Students Speaking Ability

This skripsi is entitle “The Use of Drama Technique to Increase Students’ Speaking Ability” this study conducted to investigate whether drama technique help students to increase their speaking ability and to know the students perception toward applying drama technique. The population of the experimental research was the second grade students at SMPN 1 DARUL IMARAH. The sample was VII-1 grade students which consisted of 29 students. Therefore, to fulfill the purpose of the study, the writer conducted experimental research, especially pre-experimental, that involved one class to be given pre-test, treatment and post-test. Then, she spreads questionnaire sheet to know the students’ perception after used drama technique. After analyzing the result of the test, there was a significant different between the results of pre-test and post-test. It can be seen that from their test score of post-test was 74.41 whereas the pre-test score was 61.48. Therefore, the result of the questionnaire showed that the majority of students agree learning speaking through drama technique. The writer summarizes that the use of drama technique increased students speaking ability.