IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS BY USING THE DEBATE TECHNIQUE OF SMA RK SANTA MARIA PAKKAT

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to show how debate techniques can improve the speaking skills of students at RK St Maria Pakkat High School, and as a basis for further research. And this research is designed so that readers see the connection and connection between debate techniques and the development of student's speaking abilities. The population taken in this research were students at RK ST Maria Pakkat High School with the research sample being class XI IPS1 students. This research uses two methods in its data instruments, namely Qualitative and Quantitative. Where Qualitative uses questionnaires, interviews, and observations. Meanwhile, Quantitative uses tests. From the results of this research, it was found that students' speaking abilities can develop with the debate techniques used by the teacher with 2 cycles in the process of learning.