USING HAND PUPPETS AS MEDIA TO IMPROVE A STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH NARRATIVE TEXT: A CASE OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 16 SEMARANG IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2016/2017

Ardhiani, Chintia, 2020. Using Hand Puppets to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill
Through Narrative Text: A Case of Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 16
Semarang in The Academic Year of 2016/2017. Final Project, English Study
Program, Faculty of language and Arts Education, University of PGRI
Semarang. Advisor 1: Dr. Arso Setiaji, S.Pd.,M.Hum, and Advisor 2 Dr.
Jafar Sodiq, S.Pd.,M.Pd.
The objectives of this study are (1) to find out the students of speaking
skills who are taught using hand puppet. (2) to find out the students of
speaking skills who are taught without using hand puppet. (3) To find out
any significant difference speaking skills of students who are taught with
and without using hand puppet.
In order to the objectives of the study, relevant theories were refer to and
discussed significance among them were theories of speaking, story telling,
learning media, and hand puppets. Following the presentation of the
theoritical frameworks, the research methods were selected. The study used
quantitative description with experimental approach.
Based on the data analysis, the research found that the result of the
significant difference speaking skill of students who are taught with and
without using hand puppets through narrative text. According to statistical
calculations, sig.(2-tailed) and with df 33 in significance level 0,05 t-table =
22.392 with p-value = 0,000 and = 0,05. Which is p < ; (0,000 < 0,05).
It proved that H
was rejected and H
accepted.
Finally, the researcher concludes that the students become more active to
speak up in the classroom and they also loved to learn and practice speaking
using hand puppets. Based on the conclusions, the researcher gives
suggestions for English teacher, school, students, and other researchers
. Key words: Puppets, teaching speaking, narrative text