THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEAMS-GAMES TOURNAMENTS (TGT) TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN SPEAKING

Abstract

This classroom action research aims to find out (1) whether the use of
Teams-Games Tournaments can enhance students’ participation in speaking; (2)
the classroom situation when Teams-Games Tournaments is applied; (3) how the
speaking skills improve; and (4) the advantages and drawbacks of implementing
Teams-Games Tournaments in the classroom practice. The research was
conducted in two cycles at the tenth grade of Garment students of SMK N 3
Surakarta from February to May 2013. The data were collected using
observation, video recording, photograph, interview, questionnaire and test. The
qualitative data were analyzed using five steps as follows: assembling the data,
coding the daqta, comparing the data, buliding interpretation and reporting the
outcomes. The quantitative data were analyzed by comparing the mean scores of
the pre-test and post-test. The research findings show that the use of Teams-
Games Tournaments can enhance students’ participation in speaking and make
the classroom situation conducive during the teaching learning process.