The Effectiveness of Link System in Teaching Speaking at SMA Yadika Baturaja

Sari

ABSTRACT: This study was aimed at finding out whether or not link system
significantly effective in teaching speaking to the eleventh grade students of
SMA Yadika Baturaja. This study used pre-experimental method by taking one
class as the sample of the study. The population of this study was the eleventh
grade students of SMA Yadika Baturaja with the total number were 212
students in academic year 2014/2015. The sample was 35 students in one class
which was chosen by using purposive sampling. The data obtained through the
oral test and was analyzed by using paired sample t-test of SPSS 16 program.
The result of the study showed that the average students’ scores in post-test
(62.16) was higher than the average students’ scores in pre-test(55.39). The
result of the data analyzed through SPSS 16 program was 5.477to tobtained and 2.
032 to ttable with the significance level ( = 0,05) and degree α of freedom (df = 35
– 1 = 34) which means that it was significantly effective to teach speaking by
using link system to the eleventh grade students of SMA Yadika Baturaja.
Key words: effectiveness, mnemonic, link system.