IMPROVING STUDENTS' SPEAKING PROFICIENCY USING GAMES

The grade of accuracy and fluency is taken from criteria of assessment ofspeaking test (Ur, 1996:135) as follows:Accuracy Score Fluency ScoreLittle or no language produced 1 Little or no communication 1Poor vocabulary, mistake in basicgrammar, may have very strong foreign 2Very hesitant and brief utterances,sometimes difficult to understand 2accentAdequate but not rich vocabulary,occasional grammar slips, slight foreignaccent3Gets ideas across, but hesitantly andbriefly 3Good range of vocabulary, occasionalgrammar slips, slight foreign accent 4Wide vocabulary appropriately used,virtually no grammar mistakes, nativelikeor slight foreign accent5TOTAL SCORE: 10Effective communication in short turns4Easy and effective communication, useslong turns 5E. The Technique of Colleting DataIn this classroom action research, the data which are collected by theresearcher are using qualitative and quantitative method. The data in the form ofqualitative method are got from the observation done by the teacher during theteaching learning process about the whole activities and the students’ behavior.The observation is done by making notes about the activities during the teachinglearning process. Besides that, the observation is also supported by taking aphotograph during the teaching learning process and the interviews is done afterthe teaching learning process.li