DEVELOPING AUTHENTIC TASKS FOR SPEAKING SKILL OF STUDENTS GRADE XI MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI (MAN) PEMATANGSIANTAR

The study is aimed to develop authentic tasks for the speaking skill of students grade XI MAN Pematangsiantar. The study was research and development (R & D) conducted at MAN Pematangsiantar. The steps of the study are conducting needs analysis, writing the first draft of materials, expert judgment, and revising the draft. The results of the data were in the descriptive analysis obtained using questionnaire and the expert judgment result was using quantitative data analysis. The speaking tasks were revised based on the experts’ suggestions. The authentic speaking tasks consist of two units. The first unit is about expression of making, accepting and rejecting an invitation. The second unit is about expression of making and cancelling an appointment. The development of tasks was based on analyzing the existing syllabus and students’ worksheet. Students had weakness in speaking skill due to the tasks given were not appropriate to the needs of the students. Role play activities are needed to help them improving their speaking in English. To meet those needs, the two units of authentic speaking tasks were then developed. The students’ worksheet was categorized in very good level.