Importance Of Using Debate Technique To Improve Speaking Skills

sounds and sound pattern, select appropriate words and sentences according to the proper social setting, can organize the thoughts in meaningful and logical sequence, use the language quickly and cofidently with few unnatural pauses such as fluency, understanding of content and to overcome the problem in learning. Debate in the speaking class is a collaborative technique which can activate the students in teaching learning process in speaking class. The writer better understanding of the basic elements of speaking. By understanding the basic elements of speaking, can improve the ability in speaking. Most of the students involved actively in the activities since they had much time to talk with their friends in team. They did much activity which was different from the previous semester. Most of students took part actively in speaking in team. Many students realized that there were chances in their speaking habit. Of course, it was very good for speaking class. The writer and most of other students practiced actively in speaking instead of keeping silent as did during this times. This situation much influenced by speaking ability.

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Richa Rubiati, (2010). "Improving Students ' Speaking Skill through Debate Technique (A Classroom Action Research with First Semester Students of English Language Teaching Department Faculty at IAIN Walisongo Tarbiyah Semarang in the Academic Year of 2010/2011)". The result of this study shows that using debate technique can improve students ' speaking skills. This study is conducted in two cycles. The incresing of students speaking ability is proven by students ' test scores that improved in every cycle. In the first cycle, the students ' average score was 65.3 and in the second cycle students got 76.6. The participant of this study was 31 students in class 1B