THE USE OF THE TEAM GAME TOURNAMENT TYPE AS COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN SPEAKING SKILLS

Abstract

Speaking is a skill that must be possessed by someone because it is essential and will be used as a means of daily communication both individually and in groups, it is also something that must be developed. The speaking skills at Nine Grade of Smp Sa’idiyah are relatively low, it can be seen in the learning process of students who lack enthusiasm and lack of motivation. Based on the student's problem above, the author applies a new learning strategy or model to overcome this problem by implementing the Teams game tournament (TGT) is one of the learning models that is practiced by making game matches between Teams or between group members. The researcher will think about some questions such as: 1). How does the Teams Game tournament (TGT) type as cooperative learning in speaking skills able to be implemented by Ninth Grade Students of SMP Sa’idiyah? 2). How does the student respond to the use of the Teams Game tournament type as cooperative learning in speaking skills at Nineth Grade Students of SMP Sa’idiyah? The researcher used a qualitative method that involved discovery and it used three instruments such as observation by using field note, interview and documentation. Based on the results of the tournament research. Having done, it can be concluded that the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type cooperative learning model can improve students' learning activities consisting of the class presentation phase, group discussion phase, group presentation phase, game phase, tournament phase, group awards phase.