IMPROVING STUDENTS’ IMPROMPTU PUBLIC ENGLISH SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH BRAINSTORMING METHOD

Abstract

This study aims to find out whether the brainstorming method can improve students' impromptu public speaking ability. The researcher applied pre-experimental method and to achieve the research objectives, data collection was conducted through pre-test and post-test. The population of this study is all of the second grade of SMAN 16 Makassar students and the sample of this study consisted of 35 students of class 11 MIPA 6 at SMA 16 Makassar with random sampling technique. The results of the pre-test and post-test of impromptu public speaking after being analyzed with the significant test formula showed a T-Test value that was greater than the T-Table value so H0 was accepted, and after being analyzed with the N-Gain value the results showed that the improvement that occurred in the speaking ability of the sample group was low.

Keywords- Impromptu public speaking, brainstorming method