The Effectiveness of realia in teaching speaking descriptive text to the Tenth Grade Students of SMK Batik Perbaik Purworejo in the Academic Year 2016/2017

Abstract

The objectives of this research are: 1) To describe the student’s speaking ability at tenth grade students of SMK Batik Perbaik Purworejo 2) To find out whether there is or not realia is effective in teaching speaking descriptive text at the tenth grade of SMK Batik Perbaik Purworejo. The hypothesis of this study is the use of realia is effective in teaching speaking of descriptive text for the tenth grade students of SMK Batik Perbaik Purworejo in the academic year 2016/2017. In this research, the population is the tenth grade of SMK Batik Perbaik Purworejo. The number of the population was 239 students. In taking the sample, the researcher used purposive sampling technique. Class X TKJ was chosen as a experimental class who were taught by using realia and X PM1 who taught without realia. The research design used quasi-experimental research. The instrument used to collect the data is speaking test or oral test. The technique to analyze the data as t-test formula. It is used to determine whether or not there was significant different between the average score of experimental and control class. The average of post- test of experimental class is 67.33 it is belonged to good category which were higher than the average of post- test of control class is 59.46 it is belong to sufficient category. Since the result is proved by the t-test value which 4.169 at the significant level 0.00. it means that there is significant because the value is lower than 0.05.it can be concluded the hypothesis is accepted. It means that Realia is effective in teaching speaking of descriptive text for the tenth grade student of SMK Batik Perbaik Purworejo in the academic year 2016/2017. Based on the result of this research, the researcher suggests that realia can be used as alternative media in teaching speaking of speaking of descriptive text, in order that the students can more understand and interested in learning activity especially in learning of English.