Using English Movies to Enhance Grade XI Students‟ Speaking Skill (A Classroom Action Research Conducted in SMAN 1 Seyegan, Sleman)

Abstract

This research intended to discover two things, namely the students‟ interest in learning English by using movies watching media, and the result of the students‟ speaking skill improvement on cyclical implementations. This research applied Classroom Action Research proposed by Kemmis and McTaggart (2000) with two cycles. Each cycle consisted of a pre-test, treatments, and post-tests. It involved 31 students of XI IPA 3 class in SMAN 1 Seyegan as the research subjects. The result of this research showed that English movies could make the students interested in following the English class. It was proven by the students who became more active to talk in English and did not feel shy or reluctant to share their thoughts. Another result showed that the students‟ average score was gradually improved from 58.08 in the pretest became 65.74 and 74.78 in the first and second post-tests. It can be concluded that English movies is effective to be implemented as an alternative teaching and learning media to teach English speaking skill. Therefore, English teachers are recommended to use English movies to optimize the English learning outcome not only on speaking skill but also other skills. Keywords: Classroom Action Research, English Movies, Improve, Speaking Skill