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learning process to get the knowledge. The students also can learn English language by listening how native speakers pronounce some words and observing
their facial expressions and gestures. It will provide them the authentic model to learn speaking. They will have a chance to pronounce words or dialogue well
based on the examples presented in the videos. In addition, the students will have the opportunity to actively involve in discussing the material or some expressions
from the videos. It is expected that they will be active and be brave to speak up. Besides, the researcher wants to help the English teacher to be accustomed in
using LCD such as presenting the videos to the students. Hopefully, those positive advantages can be acquired to help students improving their speaking skills after
applying this media in the speaking teaching and learning process.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
The previous chapter has reviewed the relevant theories to the research. Whereas this chapter discusses the research method used to conduct the research.
It is divided into seven aspects. They are research design, setting of the research, subject of the research, data collection techniques, data analysis, validity and
reliability, and the last is the procedure of the research.
A. Research Design
This research is an action research study. Greenwood Levin 2006: 3 define action research as social research carried out by a team that encompasses a
professional action researcher and the members of an organization, community, or network who are seeking to improve the participants situation.
From the definition above, it could be stated that action research involved
action
. It aimed to bring a positive improvement especially in education contexts. It was also
research
since it required collecting and analyzing data. At last, it was
collaborative
which meant that the researcher conducted the research and the activity inside together with the English teacher and the participants to examine
the classroom. This research focused on the effort to improve the students’ English
speaking skills in class VII B of SMPN 2 Patuk by using videos. This research was implemented in the form of collaborative action research. It was conducted
with the English teacher and the students of class VII B.
