learning process and her collaborator who observed the research implementation. This step answered whether or not the actions were
successful in the attempt to improve the students’ speaking skill. The successful actions were carried out again in the next cycle. Meanwhile, the
unsuccessful ones were improved and revised in order to meet the objective of the research.
B. Research Setting
The Action research was conducted in SMP N 1 Kasihan Bantul. This is a Junior High School located at Jalan Wates No.62 Ngestiharjo, Kasihan,
Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. Since it was located on the main road, the situation of the classes located on the front part of the school was rather
noisy. The school has been implementing the newest curriculum, the Curriculum 2013 revised for Grade VII and Curriculum 2013 for the Grade
VIII and IX. Regarding the facilities provided in the classroom, there were two whiteboards in every class.
Moreover, in order to support the teaching and learning process, each class in the school also had board markers, LCD projector, and LCD screen.
There was one wooden table and one chair for the teacher, and there were also wooden tables and chairs for the students. In addition to this, dictionaries
were also provided in the school library and a language laboratory with 32 computers, LCD projectors and speakers were available to support the
language learning.
C. Research Subject
The subjects of this research were the students of Grade VII A at SMP Negeri 1 Kasihan Bantul in the 20162017 academic year. The class consisted
of 32 students. Among those 32 students there were 16 males and 16 females. Their ages were around 12-13 years old.
Most of the students in the class were from Yogyakarta, particularly Bantul and Kasihan. All of them were native speakers of Bahasa Indonesia.
They learned English as a foreign language. Based on the interview, the students were interested in learning English
particularly in speaking. The students stated that they wanted to speak English fluently. For that reason the researcher facilitated the students to
improve their speaking skill.
D. Time of the Research
The research was conducted from the last week of July 2016 to the second week of October 2016. Cycle 1 and 2 were done in September 2016
which lasted 2x40 minutes for each meeting on Monday at 11.10 am – 12.30
p.m. and Wednesday at 07.10 – 08.30 a.m.
E. Data Collection 1. Data Collection Techniques
