Abstract:
This research is aimed to improve the students’ speaking achievement through
pow-tega technique. It was done through planning, acting, observing and
reflecting. The location of the research was MAN 1 Medan Jl. Willem Iskandar
No. 7B Medan. The subject of this research was XI IIS 1 grade of MAN 1
Medan 2019/2020 academic year which consisted of 44 students. The data were
gathered through quantitative and qualitative data. The result of this research
showed that there was increasing of students in speaking skill. The mean of pretest
was 59. The mean of post-test 1 was 75.04. The mean of post-test 2 was
82.11. It indicated that the scores and the mean in second cycle were better than
the first cycle. The percentage of students who got point >75 also grew up. In the
pre-Test, the students who got point >75 up were 4 students (9.09%). In the posttest
of cycle 1 students who got point >70 up were 30 students (68.18%). The
post-test of cycle 2, students who got point >75 were 38 students (86.36%). In
other words, the students’ ability in speaking improved and became well in the
first meeting to the next meeting
