Guessing Picture to Increase Students’ Speaking Skill in Speaking Class at Universitas Islam Madura

Abstract

The aim of this research is to improve students' speaking skills in speaking classes. This goal is based on a strong desire for students to be able to involve expressions and expand ideas in telling a picture. This research uses the classroom action research (CAR) method which consists of four steps, including: planning, implementation, observation and reflection. The data analysis used is a qualitative descriptive analysis technique. Criteria for success in this research is about increasing student's speaking ability at the third semester with an average completion score reaching 75%. Based on the results of the action, it can be concluded that student improvement with complete achievement. This is proven by the changes occurred from cycle I at 31.5%, cycle II at 52.6% and finally cycle III reached 78.9% which indicates that the student’s ability to tell stories has increased from previously not appearing to appear. This shows that image media can improve speaking ability to students in college.