Using Information Gap Technique to Improve The English Speaking Ability in Narrative Text for The Tenth Grade of MA Ma’arif 20 Tarbiyatul Huda Sendangduwur Paciran Lamongan

Abstract

The writer uses Information Gap Technique to make the students have a motivation to learn English especially in speaking process. The purpose of the study are to describe the implementation and to know the improvement of Information Gap Technique in teaching speaking ability of the tenth grade students of MA Tarbiyatul Huda Sendangduwur Paciran Lamongan. The writer used classroom action research in her research. This method consist of four steps. Those are: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The data are taken from the pre test before giving the treatment and the post test I & II after giving the treatment to know the improvement of English speaking ability using Information Gap Technique. There are observation and also questionnaires to know the students‘ responses through the learning process of the technique. Based on the result of research, mean score on pre test is 53.6. After the writer teaches speaking by using picture with Information Gap Technique, the students‘ mean score become 72.3 in post-test I. Then in post-test II, the students‘ mean score improves to be 77.3. Information Gap Technique can help the students more confident in speaking activity. During teaching and learning process using Information Gap Activities, students show that they are more active and enthusiastic in learning English. Besides, they pay attention more when the writer explains about the material using Information Gap Technique.