An Analysis Of Students' Perception Towards Stand-up Comedy In Speaking Spoof Monologue

Abstract

This research was aimed to know the students' perception towards stand-up comedy in speaking spoof monologue. The method of research was descriptive study. The subjects of research were the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pontianak in academic year 2013/2014.The data were collected by indirect and direct communication technique, whereas the tools used in collecting the data werequestionnaire and interview. The findings showed that the students had positive and negative perceptions towards stand-up comedy in speaking spoof monologue. Moreover, there was relationship between students' performance score and students' perception. The students who got high score tended to have positive perception. Vice versa, the students who got low score tended to have negative perception.In conclusion, students' positive perceptions were higher than students' negative perception so that stand-up comedy could be a consideration to be used in speaking class because of the students' positive perception