Improving the Self-Confidence in Speaking Practice by using Self-Directed Dialogue Technique at Second Grade Students of Smp Negeri 1 Kalirejo Lampung Tengah
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Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada efek dari penerapan teknik self-directed dialogue pada i) peningkatan aspek berbicara siswa dan ii) hubungan yang signifikan antara kepercayaan diri dan pencapaian berbicara siswa pada siswa tingkat kedua di SMP Negeri 1 Kalirejo Lampung Tengah. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Sasaran penelitian ini adalah 32 siswa tingkat kedua SMP Negeri 1 Kalirejo Lampung Tengah. Peneliti menggunakan desain t-test dan kuesioner untuk mengumpulkan data siswa. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan didalam prestasi siswa setelah diajar menggunakan teknik self-directed dialogue dan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kepercayaan diri siswa dan prestasi mereka didalam berbicara. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa teknik self-directed dialogue membantu dalam meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa.
The aim of this study was to find out whether there were an effect of the implementation self-directed dialogue technique on i) the improvement of students speaking achievement and ii) the relationship between self-confidence and the students achievement in speaking at the second grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Kalirejo Lampung Tengah. The subjects were 32 students of the second grade of SMP Negeri 1 Kalirejo Lampung Tengah. Speaking tests and questionnaire were used to collect the data in this study. The result of this study showed that there is a statistically significant improvement of the students speaking achievement after the students were taught through self-directed dialogue technique. There was also a statistically significant relationship between students self-confidence and students achievement of speaking. This suggested that self-directed dialogue technique facilitates students to improve their speaking.
Keywords: self-directed dialogue technique, aspects of speaking, self-confidence, speaking achievement.
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