A STUDY ON SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMK LABOR PEKANBARU

Abstract

Abstract: This descriptive research is aimed at finding out the ability of the
second year students of SMK Labor Pekanbaru in speaking. Forty-one students of
Office Administration class in the second semester of academic year 2017/2018 were
chosen to become the sample by using cluster random sampling technique. The total
population of the second year students of SMK Labor Pekanbaru is large enough to be
taken as sample, it is select the sample by using cluster random sampling technique.
The instrument of the research is a speaking test focusing on procedure texts. The data
were analyzed by using five components of speaking. They are: pronunciation,
grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The result shows that the mean
score of the speaking test the second year students of SMK Labor Pekanbaru is 60,81.
This figure is classified into mediocre level. The highest score of speaking test is 62,60
(good level) for pronunciation and the lowest score of speaking test is 57,41 (mediocre
level) for grammar. Therefore, it can be concluded that the speaking ability of the
second year students of SMK Labor Pekanbaru is in the range of mediocre level.
Key Words: Students’ Speaking Ability, Procedure Texts.