THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OME TV AS POINT TO POINT COMMUNICATION IN TEACHING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL AT SMKN 1 GOWA

Abstract

This research aimed to find out whether the use of Ome Tv as point to point communication effective in improving students’ speaking skill in terms of vocabulary and pronunciation after being taught trough Ome Tv at the second grade of SMKN 1 Gowa. The researcher applied pre-experimental method with one group pre-test post-test design and the data were collected by giving pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The population of this study was students from Tourism Industry Department at SMKN 1 Gowa in the academic year 2021/2022. The number of population was 29 students consist of one class. The sample of the research was second grade which consisted of 29 students’. The sample was taken by total sampling technique because small population. The researcher findings show that the mean score of the students’ in vocabulary is proved by post-test was 65.14% is higher than the mean score of the students’ in pre-test 43.34%. Mean score of the students’ pronunciation is proved by post-test was 64.00% is higher than the mean score of the students’ in pre-test 44.00% and the value of the t-test is greater that t-table (t-test>t-table). Vocabulary was greater than t-table (13.280>1.701), the test value of pronunciation was greater than t-table (15.905>1.701). It means that the null hypothesis (H₀) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H₁) was accepted. In other words, using Ome Tv was effective in improving students’ speaking skill in terms of vocabulary and pronunciation.