Abstract:
This study deals with the effect of Using Participatory Approach in Improving
The Students‟ Speaking Capability. The objectives of the research was to
investigate the significant effect of using the participatory approach in improving
the students‟ speaking capabilityto . This research was an experimental research
and used descriptive quantitative method. This research was conducted in SMP
Tamansiswa Medan, Jln. Tilak No. 32 Medan from February until April 2017
2017 academic years. The population of this research was the English Teacher
grade students consist of 50 students. By using total sampling teaching all
students was taken as the sample. The control group counsists of 25 students
were taught by using conventional method and the expertimental group counsist
of 25 students were taught by using Participatory approach. Oral test was
administrated to the students in order the data. The result shows that t-observed
was higher than t table that was significant by using the participatory approach in
improving the students‟ speaking capability.
