The Use of Snake and Ladder as Learning Media to Improve English Speaking Achievement

This research study aims to identify the effectiveness of using snake and ladder as a learning media to improve English speaking achievement on the first year students at Pesantren Modern Al-Manar. The research designed used quasi-experimental design (The pre-test-post-test and non-equivalent group design). The total number of population was 74 students. The data of this study was analyzed using descriptive statistic (frequency, mean score, and standard deviation), inferential statistic (independent sample t-test) and questionnaire. The research study discovered students’ speaking achievement improved by increasing of mean score in experimental class 6,31 in the pre-test and 7,34 in the post-test. However, the result of the t-test showed that using snake and ladder as learning media in learning activity could not contribute to the students’ speaking achievement and was not effective in teaching speaking. It was proved by the t-test value -25 to the students’ speaking achievement which was low than the t-table 2.0 (-25<2.0). The questionnaire scores in the experimental and controlled class were 263 scores. Those scores were higher to students who learnt English speaking by using game of snake and ladder. The findings showed that the students were not successful in using snake and ladder as learning media to improve English speaking achievement. However, students believed that this snake and ladder game could improve their English speaking achievement. In the future, the teacher may still use this game or another media to help students understand the meaning in the academic material with the context of their daily lives, even though the result of this study did not prove it.