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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH
COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE GAMES AT SMPN 1 PRAMBANAN
GRADE VIII A IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013 / 2014

A THESIS
Presented as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Attainment of
the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English Language Education

By:
Rian Wulandari
08202244052

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2014
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PERNYATAAN

Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini,
Nama : Rian Wulandari
NIM : 08202244052
Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas : Bahasa dan Seni
Judul Skripsi :

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH
COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE GAMES AT SMP N 1 PRAMBANAN
GRADE VIII A IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013 / 2014

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Yogyakarta, 10 Maret 2014
Penulis

Rian Wulandari

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MOTTOS

“Well done is better than well said.”
(Benjamin Franklin)

“God always gives His best to those who leave the
choice with him.”
(Jim Elliot)

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
(Friedrich Nietzsche)

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DEDICATIONS

In the name of Allah, I dedicate my thesis for:
My beloved parents, Dalidjo K.S and Sumitri
My beloved grandparents, Mardi Harsono and Langgeng
My best sister, Dwi Tia Praswati
My best brothers, Wonang Siswoko I., Taufiq P., and I. Pamungkas
My brother and sister in law, Agus Haryanto and Sri Mugiarti
Kerto Semito’s big family
My cute nephew, Asyifa
My boyfriend, Sonni Permana S.
And all my best friends

You are my greatest rewards.
Thanks for always supporting me and standing by my side.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All praises are to Allah, the Sustainer of the world, the Almighty, the
Beneficent, and the Merciful, for His blessings, with which I can accomplish my
thesis writing. Moreover, may peace and blessing of Allah be upon the Seal of the
Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
With all sincerity and honesty deep down in my heart, I would like to
express my greatest gratitude sincerely to:
1. My consultants Drs. Samsul Maarif, M.A. and Ella Wulandari, M.A., who
have given their patience, time, advice, direction, and encouragement during
the process of this thesis writing.
2. Academic consultant, Siti Mukminatun M. Hum., and all lecturers of the
English Education Department of Yogyakarta State University, from whom I
can gain heaps of knowledge.
3. My parents Dalidjo K.S. and Sumitrie, my grandparents Mardi Harsono and
Langgeng, my sister Dwi Tia P., my brothers Wonang S.I., Taufiq P. and I.
Pamungkas, my brother in law Agus haryanto, and my sister-in-law Sri
Mugiarti who have always showered me with love and prayers, and have
been so patient in waiting for my graduation.
4. SMPN 1 Prambanan, especially to the headmaster, the English teacher Islohri
Irawati, M.Hum., and the students of VIII A of the academic year of
2013/2014, who have helped me much in the process of collecting data.
5. My best friends Madam, Vero, Nenty, Ida, Siro, Unyil and my boyfriend
Sonni Permana who have always supported me, and accompanied me.
6. All other people who have helped me and supported me before and
throughout the writing of this thesis.
Finally, I realize that this thesis might still need some improvements.
However, I hope that this could give some contributions to the practice of English
teaching and learning, especially at secondary school level.

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Yogyakarta, Maret 2014
The writer

Rian Wulandari
NIM. 08202244052

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE ..................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL ......................................................................................................... ii
RATIFICATION ................................................................................................. iii
PERNYATAAN .................................................................................................... iv
MOTTO ................................................................................................................. v
DEDICATIONS ................................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................... ix
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................. xii
LIST OF PICTURES ........................................................................................ xiii
LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................... xiv
ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... xv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study ........................................................................ 1
B. Identification of the Problem .................................................................. 4
C. Limitation of the Problem ...................................................................... 5
D. Formulation of the Study ........................................................................ 6
E. Research Objective ................................................................................. 6
F. Significance of the Study........................................................................ 6
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW
A. THEORETICAL DESCRIPTION .......................................................... 7
1. TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL..................................................... 7
a. The Nature of Speaking Skill .................................................... 7
b. Aspects of Speaking Skill ........................................................... 8
c. Types of Spoken Language ...................................................... 10
d. Teaching Speaking ................................................................... 11
e. Problems in Teaching and Learning Speaking ......................... 12
f. Principle in Designing Speaking Technique .......................... 14
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g. Assessing Speaking .................................................................. 15
h. The Characteristics of Students in Junior High School ............ 17
i. School Based Curriculum ......................................................... 18
j. Designing the Lesson Plan ....................................................... 20
2. COMMUNICATIVE LANGAUGE TEACHING ......................... 23
a. Interpretation of Communicative Language Teaching ............. 23
b. Characteristics of Communicative Language Teaching ........... 24
3. COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES ............................................... 26
a. What Are Communicative Activities?...................................... 26
b. Types of Communicative Activities ......................................... 27
4. COMMUNICATIVE LANGAUGE GAMES ............................... 29
a. The Nature of Communicative Language Games ...................... 29
b. The Advantages of Using Communicative Language Games .. 29
c. Principles in Selecting Games ................................................... 31
d. Types of Games ......................................................................... 32
B. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ......................................................... 35
C. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ......................................................... 36
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Design ................................................................................... 38
B. Research Setting .................................................................................. 39
C. Subjects of the Research ....................................................................... 40
D. Time of the Research ............................................................................ 40
E. Data Collecting Technique and Instruments of the Research .............. 40
F. Data Analysis Technique ...................................................................... 41
G. Procedure of the Research .................................................................... 42
H. Validity and Reliability of the Data ...................................................... 43
CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH PROCESS, FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
A. Reconnaissance ..................................................................................... 46
1. Identification of the Field Problems ............................................... 46
2. Identification of the Field Problems to Solve ................................. 48
3. Determining the Actions to Solve the Field Problems ................... 49
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