Improving Students Motivation in Speaking by Using Agony Column Technique

Abstract

Most of eleventh grade students SMAKoperasi were less motivated in participating in English learning classroom activity, especially in speaking activity. Therefore, Agony Column technique was applied to improve students motivation in speaking in terms of students effort and persistence. This study was conducted by applying classroom action research on the 27 students of the eleventh grade of SMAKoperasiPontianak. The data were collected by using observational data and questionnaire. Based on the data revealed in observation, there were improvements in students motivation from the first and second cycle. Students motivation in first cycle score was 31% which was in the low motivation and became 52% in second cycle which was in the moderate motivation. Then, based on the data revealed in questionnaire, it was found that students responses in effort was 67%, in persistence was 68%, and their participating by Agony Column was 71%