Research Paper
Year: 2018 | Month: September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 176-182
The Effect of English Laboratory Use in Speaking Ability
Sahlan Tampubolon, Usman Sidabutar, Srisofian Sianturi
Nommensen HKBP University, Medan, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Sahlan Tampubolon
ABSTRACT
The paper aims at finding out whether or not English laboratory use affects students’ achievement. As one of basic skills, speakinginvolves oral and written features. English laboratory may refer to conventional computer uses or the Computer Assisted Language Laboratory (CALL) in the process of English teaching. The English Department of Nommensen HKBP University uses conventional one which is considered primitive form of language laboratory teaching. The conventional lab has a tape recorder and a few audiocassettes of the target language for students. The research was conducted in the Department of English in which its population was taken from the first semester students appearing in the academic year 2017/2018 and sitting in five classes and each class had thirty five students. The result is supported by the data showing tobs>ttable (P = 0.05); (df = 48) 8,031 > 2,010(P = 0.05); (df = 48). If t- observed < t-table, the null hypothesis (Ho) is accepted and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is rejected. There is a difference mean score obtained from both of controlled group at 65,28 showing 44.87% and the experimental group reaches 8,031 referring to 55.13 %. The students who had treatment in English laboratory use successfully got higher score than students who did not have treatment about such use.
Key words: Speaking, English as the second language, Language laboratory
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