The Use of Hand Puppet and Stick Figure as Media to Teach Speaking

Abstract

One of the English Skills is speaking which taught at SMP Negeri 24 Banjarmasin. The pupils find some difficulties to communicate English in the front of the classroom because of worried about making mistake, they have no motivation to express themselves, shy and feel more comfortable if they are speaking their mother tongue. Therefore, hand puppet and stick figure are choosen as media to teach speaking English skill efectively. This research aimed ascertain even if there is a divergence on pupils’ speaking attainment between pupils who are  by handling hand puppet and pupils who are taught by handling stick figure. This research implemented assessable method with non-randomized design. Hence, the research people’s were seventh grade pupils of SMPN 24 Banjarmasin for taking a samples were involved 62 pupils VII B class and VII C class. In experiential class was VII B and they are trained by handling hand puppet. In command class was VII C and they are trained by handling stick figure.The result of this research showed in pupils’ mean score in experiential class for pre-test was 60,56 and the mean of the post-test was 85,96. Meanwhile, the pre-test’s mean of the command class was 59,19 and the mean of the post-test was 76,77. Moreover, the output of t-test 6.87 is higher rather than t-value 1.67. Therefore, there is a significant divergence between the pupils who have been trained by handling hand puppet and the who have been trained  by handling stick figure. Since t value >t table, it means that hand puppet is effective to improve pupils’ speaking attainment for the seventh grade pupils of intermediate school in performing a dialogue. In addition, it is suggested for the teacher to use hand puppet and stick figure as media in teaching speaking at the classroom.