THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CYCLE STAND TO INCREASE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH

Abstract

The title of this Classroom Action Research is The Implementation of Cycle Stand to Increase Students’ Motivation and Ability to Speak English. This research is done at class XI IS 1 SMA N 2 Kota Solok. The subject of this research is all students of class XI IS 1 which consists of 33 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and four steps namely plan, action, observation and reflection. The data of this research are collected from students score on their speaking performance, field notes and observation form filled by collaborator teacher and questioner on motivation which is filled by students at the end of every cycle. The results of this research show that by implementing Cycle Stand in teaching speaking, the students’ speaking motivation and ability is increased significantly. It can be seen from the rate of the students’ speaking  score before the research done is only 59, at the end of Cycle 1 is 72 and at the end of Cycle 2 is 80.  The research results obtained from the questioner on motivation which is filled by students at the end of every cycle, show that 92% of students are motivated well to practice speaking English in cycle 1, and 97% of students are motivated well to practice speaking English in cycle 2. After implementing this strategy, the researcher found that cycle stand is an effective strategy to be implemented at senior high school level.  There are some powerful points in this strategy.  Firstly; the students are given model by the teacher before practice. Secondly;   they practice speaking in groups, then; all groups practice speaking at the same time so they can release from anxiety of making mistakes and being mocked by their friends. Lastly; the class becomes enjoyable as they do not have to sit all the time in the classroom.