THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PICTURE SERIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 3 JETIS PONOROGO IN ACADEMIK YEAR 2016/2017

Key word: Speaking Ability, Picture Series,
Speaking is an activity to share an idea, feel, knowledge or experience orally to the others. Based on the preliminary study in SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Jetis Ponorogo, it was found that the students were still confused to find the idea to speak. Because of this finding, the researcher tried to solve the problem by implementing picture series to improve the students speaking ability.
This study used classroom action research and implemented picture series as the media in teaching speaking. This technique applied to the students in second grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Jetis Ponorogo in acedemic years 2016/2017 that consist of 18 students. This research conducted on February 22th 2017- June 15th 2017. The steps of the strategy began from the students observed some pictures that showed by the teacher, devided the class into groups, then, each groups got picture to describe, the last the students presented the picture orally one by one.
After the researcher conducted the research, the result of the test showed that the mean of students’ score in the first cycle was 64.88 and the mean of students score in test II was 78. The result of questionnaire of the first cycle was 85% and the second cycle was 87%. Furthermore, the result of observation checklist in second cycle was 85% showed that the students active in speaking activity in classroom. This result was better than the result of the first cycle was 65%. The data that was obtained in each cycle explained that the students’ score in speaking were increase. It could be seen in test II all of the students could achieve the minimum score (KKM) of 70. From the result of questionnaire 85% to 87% showed the students very interested in speaking activity implemented picture series. Progress of the observation checklist was 65% to 85% it showed that the students more active in cycle two.
Based on the result obove the researcher concluded that students’ speaking ability at eight grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 3 jetis in academic year 2016/2017 was increase and improved. The last, the researcher gives sugestion to the teacher that picture series considered as interesting media, so it can as an alternative media to teach speaking skill and the researcher hopes this research result can use as the refference for the next researcher.