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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
A. Conclusions
The findings of the research elaborated on chapter IV showed that speaking skill of Grade VII A of SMP N 1 Kasihan Bantul had improved
through the use of cue cards. In the two cycles of the research, cue cards were used as the main media to teach speaking. The cue cards were used in
presentation, practice and production activities to attract the students’
attention and motivated them in learning English. Furthermore, during the teaching and learning process using cue cards,
the students were motivated to increase their vocabulary mastery, improve their grammar accuracy and pronunciation. By being involved through the use
of cue cards, the students find it easier to generate their ideas to speak English since they got sufficient input materials. Therefore, they were more confident
to speak English and participate actively in the whole teaching and learning process.
Besides, the use of classroom English during teaching and learning process successfully exposed the use of English in real context. It made the
students familiar with the use of English in daily communication. During the teaching and learning process using classroom English, the students spoke
English eagerly and did not afraid of making mistakes. They were willing to participate actively in the teaching and learning process. They also enjoyed
the process and did not feel threatened as they used to be. Progressively they were eager and confident to speak English.
In addition, based on the quantitative data, the improvement of the students’ speaking skill could be seen from their mean scores of
pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency, grammar and interactive skill. The mean score of students’ pre-test for the aspect of pronunciation was 1. After the
process of implementation, this number increased to 3 . The students’ pre-test
score for the aspect of vocabulary also increased. It was 2 and increased to 3.5 for the post-
test. The increase was also found in students’ fluency. It was 1 for the pre-test and 3.5 for the post-test. Next, the mean score of grammar
also increased from 1 to 3.5. Another improvement was on students’ interactive skill. The pre-test mean score for this aspect was 1 then increased
to 3.
B. Suggestions
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