ABSTRACT Helmi Saleh. 2011.

The Implementation of Audio Lingual Method By Using Electronic And Social Media In Teaching Speaking: A Case Study In LPIA Taman Wisma Asri. A Project - English Department. Faculty of Letters. Gunadarma University. Advisor: (1) Drs. Ichwan Suyudi, MM; (2) Anita, SS, MHum. Keywords: Teaching, Conversation, Audio lingual method, Video.

This final project is an action research. The writer expects that the result of this study will provide a deeper understanding about using Audio-lingual as teaching method for English teachers and also for the readers. The sample of this research is the students of LPIA (Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia Amerika), Bekasi, English Course. It has a conversation class which is suitable for the writer to use Audio lingual method in teaching English. The writer takes 7 students as the sample. The result of this study reveals that the post-test scores were better than the pre-test scores. It is statistically significant the average of students score from 7.2 in the pre-test and 13.2 in the post-test. The post-test is statistically higher than the pre-test; the students can improve their speaking skill. It means that there is significant difference in grade of speaking test after the teaching learning process using audio lingual. The writer suggests that the Audio-lingual teaching Method is one of the effective methods to increase students enthusiasm in learning English. This result hopefully would motivate teachers to use the Audio lingual Teaching Method in their classroom, especially when teaching speaking.

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