Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji apakah tekhnik ini dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa, dan untuk mengidentifikasi permasalahan yang dihadapi siswa selama proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini melibatkan 30 siswa kelas XI IPA II SMAN 5 Bandar Lampung tahun ajaran 2013/2014 dan menggunakan desain penelitian one group pretest-posttest serta menggunakan observasi, kuesioner, dan rekaman video dan audio. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa ada peningkatan yang signifikan dari kemampuan berbicara siswa setelah mempelajari tekhnik debat Parlementer Asia. Nilai rata-rata siswa pada pretest sebesar 46.33, nilai rata-rata pada posttest sebesar 60.53, dan t-ratio lebih tinggi dari t-table (10.249 2.045). Siswa menemukan berbagai kendala pada proses pembelajaran. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa proses penerapan berjalan sukses dengan indikator peningkatan kemampuan berbicara siswa.The objectives of the research were to examine wether or not the Asian Parliamentary Debate technique can increase the students’ speaking ability, and to identify the students’ problems during the learning process. This research involved 30 students of XI IPA II Class of SMAN 5 Bandar Lampung academic year 2013/2014 and employed the one group pretest-posttest design. This research used the observation sheet, questionnaire, and video and audio recording to collect the data. The result showed that there was a significant increase of the the students’ speaking ability after being taught by using this technique. The students’ mean score in the pretest was 46.33, the mean score in the posttest was 60.53, and t-ratio is higher than t-table (10.249 2.045). The students found many obstacles during the teaching and learning process. Overall, it can be concluded the process of the implementation ran sucessfully with the indicator of the students’ improvement in speaking.Keywords: asian parliamentary debate technique, hortatory exposition text, speaking abilit
