The Implementation of Graphic Organizers to Help Students Generate Idea in Speaking

Name : Siti Hajar Basyaruddin
Student’s Number : 231222656
Faculty/Department : Faculty Tarbiyah dan Keguruan/Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Tittle : The Implementation of Graphic Organizers to Help Students Generate Ideas in Speaking
Supervisor I : Fitriah, M.Pd
Supervisor II : Yuni Setia Ningsih, M.Ag
Key Words : Graphic Organizers, Generate Idea, Speaking

Speaking seems to be the most important skills of all the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). Not all EFL learners after many years studying English can communicate fluently and accurately because they lack of necessary knowledge or idea especially when presenting a particular topic. The EFL learners tend to memorize the contents of their presentations. Thus, the way the EFL learners speak very unnatural and not smooth. The research questions in this thesis are what is the effect of the implementation of graphic organizers on helping EFL learners to generate ideas in speaking and what are EFL learner’s perceptions on generating ideas by using graphic organizers in speaking? This research is a field research using quantitative methods. Data retrieval is done using pretest and posttest learning outcomes and student response questionnaires. The result showed that the students’ achievement in generating idea in speaking is improved. Based on the obtained data by using Ttest and degree of freedom (12) at significant level of α=0.05 showed that Ttest = 10.89 was higher than Ttable = 1,78 (10.89> 1.78), and indicates that graphic organizers help students generate idea in speaking significantly. This means that the Ha is accepted and the Ho is refused. Moreover, the questionaire showed positive response that students perceive the implementation of graphic organizers helps them to generate idea in speaking with an average 82% positive response collected. Overall findings, graphic organizers strategy help students generate idea in speaking. Finally, the writer concludes that graphic organizers strategy is one of strategies which can be used in order to help the students generate idea in speaking.