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UTILIZING TED VIDEO TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES THESIS Submitted by: ZAHRIANI Student of Faculty of Education and Teacher Training Department of English Language Education Reg. No: 231324165 FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING AR-RANIRY STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY DARUSSALAM – BANDA ACEH 2018 M/1440 H ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Alhamdulillah, all praises be to Allah, God the Almighty; the Most Exalted; the Compassionate and the Merciful; the King who owns the power over all the creatures; He, who always blesses and gives the researcher health, strength and passion to accomplish her thesis.Also, shalawat and salam be upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) whom together with his family and companions has struggled wholeheartedly to guide his ummah to the right path. The researcher dedicates and unlimited gratitude her appreciation to her supervisors, Mr. Syamsul Bahri, S.Ag., M.TESOL and Mr. Drs. Amiruddin for their valuable guidance and advice in completing this thesis entitled: Utilizing TED Video to Improve Students’ Public Speaking Skills for Academic Purposes. And also to the people who have contributed to this research. The researcher also would like to dedicate her debt of gratitude which is owned to her her beloved father, Drh. Saad Zaglul Pasha and mother, Anisah, S.Pd (Almh.) for their sacrifice and prayers, might Allah grant him jannah, without their love and du’a, this thesis would not have been possible.Then she thanks all her sisters, Zahraini Maghfirah, ST, and Zahrina, S.Sos.I, and her brothers Zamroni Pasha, ST, and also all members of her big family. Her special thanks directed to all staffs of Department of English Language Education, all of the lecturers, the staff of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training UIN Ar-Raniry. She also thanks her academic Supervisors Mr. i Dr. phil. Saiful Akmal, M.A., who taught and encouraged her since the very beginning of the first semester. Furthermore, she gives the biggest appreciation to all of her friends both among institutional and other best friends. She will appreciate her friends in Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training UIN Ar-Raniry who always support and inspire her in any conditions and situations, they are Syarifah Rahmi Muliana, Khairunnisak, Qhusnul Qhatimah, Dian Purnama, Nurul Husna, Arisna Yuliani, Dhinar Sari, Ayu Gemasih, Nasriyanti, and Chairun Nisak. Finally, despite all the best effort the researcher has dedicated in finishing this thesis, she believed that it still needs improvement in many ways. Therefore, she pleasantly hopes for some suggestions for the sake of improvements in the future. Banda Aceh, 2nd February 2018 Zahriani ii TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................... i TABLE OF CONTENT ....................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................. v LIST OF APPENDICES ..................................................................................... vi ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... vii CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION A. Background of Study ........................................................ 1 B. Research Question ............................................................ 4 C. Research Aim .................................................................... 4 D. Significance of Study ....................................................... 4 E. Terminology ...................................................................... 5 CHAPTER II : LITERATURE REVIEW A. Public Speaking ................................................................ 7 1. Definition of Public Speaking ................................ 7 2. Types of Public Speaking ....................................... 8 3. Basic Structure of Public Speaking ....................... 9 4. Method of Delivery ............................................... 11 5. Problem Faced During Public Speaking ............. 12 6. Public Speaking Anxiety among University Students .............................................................. 13 7. The Importance of Public Speaking ................... 14 8. Benefits of Public Speaking ............................... 15 9. Basic Principles in Public Speaking .................... 17 B. TED talks .................................................................... 19 1. Definition of TED Talks .................................... 19 iii 2. History of TED Talks ......................................... 20 3. General Benefits of TED Talks .......................... 20 4. Benefits of TED Talks in Public Speaking ........ 21 CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Research Design ............................................................. 23 B. The Setting ....................................................................... 23 1. Brief Description of Research Location ............. 23 2. Population .......................................................... 24 3. Sample ................................................................ 24 C. Techniques of Data Collection ...................................... 25 1. Pre-Experimental Teaching .................................. 25 2. Pre-Test ................................................................... 26 3. Post-Test ............................................................. 26 D. Technique of Data Analysis .......................................... 26 1. Test .......................................................................... 26 CHAPTER IV : THE RESULT OF RESEARCH A. The Result of Test ........................................................... 32 B. Discussion of Test Result .............................................. 34 CHAPTER V : CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS A. Conclusions ..................................................................... 37 B. Suggestions ...................................................................... 37 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 39 APPENDICES AUTOBIOGRAPHY iv LIST OF TABLES Table 3.2: Rubric Speaking Score .......................................................................... 27 Table 3.2: Rating Rate Scale .................................................................................. 30 Table 4.1: The Students’ Score of Public Speaking Pre-test and Post-test ............ 33 v LIST OF APPENDICES I. The letter of Guiding Thesis from The Dean of Faculty II. Recommendation Letter of Conducting Research From The Faculty of Education And Teacher Training III. Confirmation Letter of Conducted Research from English Department IV. Lesson Plan For Teaching Experiment V. Pre-Test and Post-Test Questions VI. Rubric Score of Public Speaking VII. Manuscript speech of TED Talks VIII. Autobiography vi ABSTRACT This study is to investigate to what extent the use of TED Talks video improves students’ public speaking skills for academic purposes. This research employs quantitative approach. To obtain the data, pre-experimental teaching was conducted. It occurred in One-Group Pre-test and Post-test, there was no control and experimental class. The participants of this study were thirteen students of English Department of the fifth semester in Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Bina Bangsa Getsempena (STKIP BBG) which is located at Tanggul Krueng Aceh street, Rukoh, Darussalam, Banda Aceh. This study conducted in four meetings. The first meeting was pre-test which is they were asked to make a speech in front of peers. In second and third meeting, they were asked to watch some TED Talks video. The last meetings, on post-test day, they were asked to make a speech in front of peers with preparation before. The result of pre-test and post-test were compared by using mean formula. Furthemore, the result show that teaching public speaking by exploring TED talks style give effect on the public speaking students. The mean score of pre-test was 56.3 and the mean of post-test was 66.7. It means that TED Talks play the important role in improving students public speaking which is increased 18,5% in the fifth year students of Department of English Language Education of Bina Bangsa Getsempena. Key Words; TED Talks and Public Speaking vii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of Study In time of globalization, English has appeared to be a universal language to link people from different background around the world. The main purpose people learn English is to be able to communicate with each other regardless of their first language. However, the use of English has become an essential need not only for routine life, but also for official communication. English regarded as a strong communicative language, an excellent communication skill in English is also a crucial factor when it comes to the criteria for a job application. One of the language skills that must be mastered by the students in learning English is speaking skill. Grauberg (1997, p.201) as cited in Sari (2015) states that for many pupils the prime goal of learning a foreign language is to be able to speak it. Speaking skill should be taught and practiced in the language classroom to enable the students to speak or communicate in the target language. Harmer (2001: 269) mentions that the ability to speak fluently presupposes