DEVELOPING ENGLISH TEACHING MATERIALS USING A DEBATE TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF THE 8th GRADE STUDENTS AT PERMATA BANGSA SCHOOL

The use of textbooks as a teaching medium is similar to the conventional approach
to class, applying a repeating strategy that students sometimes see as lacking in
enthusiasm. There was a lack of two ways of communication between the teacher
and the students. As a result, the students' ability in speaking doesn't grow as
expected. The research conducted at Permata Bangsa School Binjai with 19
eighth-grade students as the subjects. This study used a debate technique to
cultivate speaking material particular focused on the British Parliamentary Style.
This study was categorized as a Research and Development (R&D) with
questionnaire, interview as the data. The experts gave 98% for the developed
speaking materials which means the suitability of the materials for usage by
eighth-grade students at Permata Bangsa School Binjai has been confirmed valid
through expert validation. The final product named "Speaking Materials Utilizing
a Debate Technique for Eighth Grade Students in Junior High School."