THE USE OF ROLE PLAY AND THE EFFECT OF STUDENT’S PERSONALITY IN IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS

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Abstrak
The research attempted to investigate the use of role-play and the effect of student’s
personality in improving speaking skills. This study used a factorial design consisting of the
pre-test-post-test for the control and experimental group design. Thirty-two extrovert students
and thirty-two introvert students participated in this study. In collecting the data, I used
questionnaires, and pre-test – post-test. Questionnaires are given to the students to identify
their personality types whether they are extrovert or introvert one. Because it analyzed more
than one independent variable, so the appropriate analysis calculation used Two-way
ANOVA formula that calculated by using an SPSS program.
The findings showed that role-plays and interviews was effective to improve student’s
speaking skills that influenced by their personalities, which were extrovert and introvert type.
Besides that, I would like to give some suggestions for further research from the whole
activities of the research done. The teacher should acknowledge by identifying and may
classifying individuals by giving them questionnaire before teaching learning process.
Therefore, teacher could apply appropriate strategies to help them counteract these feelings in
fun and friendly situation in class which could reduce student’s feelings of anxiety, in
talkative, shyness or nervous.
Key words: Role-plays, Student’s Personalities, Students.