Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Speaking is important as a tool of communication, meanwhile, game considered as a good technique to improve the students' ability in speaking. the problem of this study is can the use of card games increase the students' ability in speaking? the purpose of this study is to see whether using card games can increase students' speaking skill or not. the method used was quantitative method called experimental study in nature. it consisted of pre test and post test. the population was all of the second year students at sman 1 blang pidie, meanwhile the samples were particularly class xi ipa. the tests were used oral questions. the statistical procedure was used to analyze the data. the result of the test found that there was significant different of the students' ability speaking skill between pre-test and post• test after teaching by using card games. to prove the hypothesis, t-score formula was used. based on data analysis t-score is 2.39, meanwhile t-table is 2.00. it means t• score is higher than t-table, therefore the alternative hyphotheses (ha) was accepted and the null hyphotheses (ho) was rejected. the writer concluded that using card game in teaching speaking has some strengths, they are improving the students' ability of speaking and creating more enjoyable learning process.