The Effect of Teaching Methods And Learning Motivations on Students' Speaking Skill At The Eleventh Grade of SMAN 1 Pangkalan In Karawang

dr. tri wintolo apoko, m.pd; dr.h. atiq susilo, ma;

This research is aimed at findings out the (1) to investigate the difference between discussion and role play method in affecting students’ speaking skill. (2) To investigate the interaction of teaching methods and learning motivation on students’ speaking skill. (3) To investigate if role play is more effective for the students with high learning motivation than discussion on students’ speaking skill 4. To investigate if discussion is more effective for the students with low learning motivation than role play on students’ speaking skill. This research was factorial design where the class was be divided into two classes and four groups. All of classes were experimental group. One class for the students who are have low motivation applied discussion method and also one class who are have high motivation applied role play teaching method. To know the division of students who have low and high motivation, the researcher used learning motivation questionnaire and determine students’ motivation level. The total of sample of each group is 20 students. So the total of sample is 80 students. This research was conducted eight time meetings. The instruments of this research are learning motivation questionnaire and test. The result of the research shows that, there was no interaction between learning motivation and teaching method. This result supported by the result of two ways a nova F observed 2.98 < F table 3.97, but the implementation of group discussion method is effective to improve the skill of speaking with students who are high motivation than students who are low motivation. The difference is based on the level of students’ motivation. Thus, it can be concluded that for the students with high motivation, discussion is more effective than role-play on students’ speaking skill. Consequently, the students who have high learning motivation will more active in discussion than the students who are low learning motivation. So, role-play is more effective than discussion on students’ speaking skill for students who have low learning motivation at the eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Pangkalan in Karawang