Abstract:
Prishandani, Arini. 1502050228. The Improvement of Students’ Speaking
Achievement By Language Games Through KWL Technique At Second
Grade of SMK Tarbiyah Islamiyah Hamparan Perak. Skripsi. English
Education Program. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University
of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara. Medan. 2019.
The aimed of this research was to find out whether students’s speaking
achievement could be improved by using language game through KWL technique.
This research was conducted at SMK Swasta Tarbiyah Islamiyah on Jl. Perintis
Kemerdekaan No.1, Simpang Beringin, Kampung Selemak, Kec. Hamparan
Perak, Kab. Deli Serdang. This study was classroom action research. The subject
of this reserach was second grade students’ of SMK Swasta Tarbiyah Islamiyah
Hamparan Perak academic year 2019/2020. Research instrumets of this study was
observation sheet, written and oral test, multiple choice test, questionnaire and
documentation. Based on the research finding, no one of students who passed the
minimal completeness criteria (KKM) in pre-test 1 in cycle 1. Next, the result in
post-test 1 in cycle 1, there were 17 or 44.73% of students who passed the
minimal completeness criteria (KKM). Then, the result in pre-test 2 in cycle 2,
there were 33 or 86.84% of students who passed the minimal completeness
criteria (KKM). And then, the result in post-test 2 in cycle 2, there were 38 or
100% of students who passed the minimal completeness criteria (KMM). And,
from the result of the questionnaire, it proved that the students toward teaching
speaking helped by using language game through KWL technique.