1. 1. 2 Interview Before Action Research Was Applied

No Statements Mean Meaning I will go overseas to study or just to have vacation. Average 4.38 strongly agree The values of the statements were between 4.14 up to 4.55. They indicated that the students strongly agreed with the statement. From the values, it could be concluded that that the mastery of speaking skill was very important for the students. Table 4.4 The Atmosphere of Learning Speaking in the Classroom. No Statements Mean Meaning 16 The learning activities so far in the classroom is fun. 2.00 disagree 17 The learning activities so far encourage me to speak English more. 2.28 disagree 18 The learning activities so far in the classroom are able to improve my speaking skill. 2.71 disagree 19 I often speak English in the classroom during the lesson. 2.28 disagree 20 I always maximize my time to practice English during the lesson. 2.57 disagree Average 2.36 disagree The values of the statements were between 2.00 up to 2.71. They indicated that the students disagreed with the statement. From the values, it could be concluded that the atmosphere of the learning speaking needed to be improved and evaluated. The students thought that the learning activities so far did not give many chances for them to speak English more during the lesson. Therefore, the researcher had to find better metho d to improve the students’ speaking skill. Table 4.5 The Use of Media for Learning Speaking in the Classroom. No Statements Mean Meaning 21 The learning activities for speaking so far only depend on the text book. 4.57 strongly agree 22 The learning activities for speaking should use more media than just only use textbook. 4.28 strongly agree 23 I can understand the material better if there are some pictures that help explain the situation. 4.14 strongly agree 24 I feel more excited when the learning activities of speaking used some pictures. 4.28 strongly agree 25 The learning activities of speaking will be much more fun by using cards, flashcards, and board game. 4.42 strongly agree Average 4.33 strongly agree The values of the statements were between 4.28 up to 4.57. They indicated that the students strongly agreed with the statements. From the values, it could be concluded that the students needed to use media other than text book to improve their understanding in grasping the material. The use of non-projected visual media such as cards, flashcards, and board game would make the students more enthusiastic in learning speaking during the lesson. It was also hoped that the use of non-projected visual media could improve the students’ speaking skill. Those conclusion was also supported by the results of the interview which has been mentioned above and the results of the students’ pre-test of speaking. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI