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INTRODUCTION
high school. There are four skills that should be mastered namely listening,
be accomplished by students.
written language to reach functional literacy. The students have to be able both
grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 2 Baubau, however, some problems were still
In regard with the problems above, the research team agreed to work
SMP NEGERI 2 BAUABAU were low. The problem was affected by some
factors such as the students, the teachers, and the process of the speaking class
itself.
C. Problem Statement
How can pictures improve the speaking skills of grade VIII students of
1. Theoretical Significances:
that the research findings can enrich the theories of the use of pictures
2. Practical Significances:
a. The research can improve the speaking skills of the students of grade
A. Research Design
enquiry by participants who are at the same time members of the research
community.
study involved students of VIII C class as the subjects of the research. The
class consisted of 32 students (16 male students and 16 female students). They
C. Variables
1. Dependent Variable
2. Independent Variable
qualitative data and quantitative data. To analyse the data, the researcher used