IMPROVING GRADE XI STUDENTS SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH DEBATE TECHNIQUE.

The objective of this research was to discover whether the application of Debate Technique could improve Grade XI Students Speaking Achievement Through Debate Technique. The subjects of the research were Grade XI SMA Persatuan Amal Bakti (PAB) 1 Medan Estate which is consists of 20 students. It was conducted by applying Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was done of two cycles for six meeting. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative and qualitative data. Qualitative data were collected by using diary notes, observation sheets, and interview sheets. Quantitative data was collected by scoring students. The mean of the students score in the second cycle (80.4) was higher than in the first cycle (64.4) and orientation test (59.5). Based on observation sheets, Interview sheets and diary notes, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. The students more active and more enthusiastic during teaching learning process. The results of the research shows the use of Debate Technique improve the students speaking skill. It can be proved from the score that the students got. So, for the English teacher, it is suggested to use Debate Technique as one of the alternative activity to be applied in speaking class.