@thesis{thesis, author={Abdur Razak}, title ={THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TOPIC-BASED PAIRED CONVERSATION IN TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL AT THE SECOND SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN HAMZANWADI UNIVERSITY IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019}, year={2019}, url={http://eprints.hamzanwadi.ac.id/3053/}, abstract={ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining the effective of Topic Based Paired Conversation on teaching speaking skill for the students of the second semester of English Department in Hamzanwadi University. This research used preexperimental research with pre-test and post-test design. It was conducted at the second semester of English department in Hamzanwadi University in the academic year 2018-2019 with the sample consisted of 29 students selected by using randomly sampling. The data was collected by using a video test with duration at least 2 minutes. In descriptive statistic, the data was analyzed by using paired sample T-test. The mean score of post-test (81.52) was higher than pre-test (34.07). The result of paired sample T-test indicated that there was a significant difference in the mean scores between pre-test and post-test, t(df=16) = 47.45 at p = 0. 00. Based on the finding, it can be concluded that Topic Based Paired Conversation was significantly effective in teaching speaking. Keywords: Topic based Paired Conversation, Speaking Skill.} }