IMPROVING ENGLISH SKILLS OF GRADE VIII STUDENT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PLUS YANMU NW PRAYA BY USING SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION

Abstract

Abstract : The reason why the teachers at SMP Plus Yanmu NW Praya in English learning activities still used conventional methods in this case is the lecture method because teachers have difficulty in determining the right learning method in addition to the large number of students, limited facilities and students come from diverse backgrounds, so that English learning at SMP Plus Yanmu NW Praya runs monotonously and is only teacher-centric.The research approach used is classroom action research. The research subjects of grade VIII students totaling 30 students consisting of 15 male students and 15 female students, in English lessons using the small group discussion method. From the data obtained from research on the application of small group discussion learning methods in improving the English skills of students at SMP Plus Yanmu NW Praya, it was found that there was an increase in learning outcomes.It can be concluded that English learning using the small group discussion method in cycle I to cycle II has shown significant differences in results because as in the observations of teachers and students discussed before, researcher have implemented the learning implementation plan (Teaching Module) optimally, The improvement of student learning outcomes cannot be separated from the characteristics of the methods used by researcher, Which is able to move students to build their understanding Id pendently, this small group discussion method not only trains students' abilties but also trains students' mentality to communicate with fellow students and teachers, to explore a deeper understanding of the material or topic discussed.

Keywords : english skills, english education, small group