ABSTRACT
Speaking is the most important aspect to have communication with other people. In fact, some students still get difficult and confused to speak up well. They are not really fluent in speaking. It is because some students are lack in choosing the correct vocabulary for their speaking. The students are also confused in arranging the words well. Some students do not have good pronunciation too. Beside that, the students got limit time to learn speaking in the class. Instagram is the media which is really known well by many people. Students do not have limit time to learn aspect of speaking using Instagram.
This research purposed to answer (1) How is the students’ speaking before being taught with Instagram at Paredise Course in Kampung Inggris? (2) How is the students’ speaking after being taught with Instagram at Paredise Course in Kampung Inggris? (3) Is there any effect of students’ speaking using nstagram at Paredise Course in Kampung Inggris?
This research uses pre-experimetal quatitative with one-group pre-test. The subject of this research is 13 students that consist of 3 males and 10 females of second level speaking class at Paredise Course in Kampung Inggris. The data was collected by three steps; pre-test, treatment and post-test.
The result of this research showed that t-score : 6,008 is higher than the t-table : 3,055 (1%) and 2,179 (5%). It means that there is significant effect of Instagram to students’ speaking at the Paredise English Course in Kampung Inggris. The aspects of speaking which are increased are grammar, pronunciation, fluency especially vocabulary.
Based on the result of the research, it is suggested for the teacher to make sure that the students are ready to apply the Instagram especially the smartphone and signal. The suggestion for the student is student can be active using Instagram as the media in learning speaking in order to get extra time to study. The next suggestion is for the other researchers. They can improve the use of Instagram for the other skill and formal school.
Key words :Instagram, Speaking
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