@thesis{thesis, author={DWIYATI ANITA MARIA}, title ={THE EFFECTIVNESS OF STORY COMPLETION TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING THE SPEAKING ABILITY OF TENTH GRADERS OF SMA BIRRUL WALIDAIN NW RENSING IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018}, year={2017}, url={http://eprints.hamzanwadi.ac.id/3163/}, abstract={This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of story completion technique in teaching speaking for the tenth graders of SMA Birrul Walidain NW Rensing in the academic year 2017-2018. The problems formulated in this study were (1) Is story completion effective to improve the speaking ability? (2) How effective is story completion to improve the speaking ability? The design of this study was pre-experimental design. The sample of this study was 24 out of 72 students of Class X Social1. To collect the data, a pre-test and a post-test were given to the sample. To analyze the data, the present researcher applied SPSS 22 for Windows. After submitting the data to paired sample t-test, the present researcher found that there was a significant difference in the mean scores between the pre-test and the post-test, which was t(df=23) = 23.76 at p < .0.1; it means that the alternative hypothesis was accepted. In short, story completion technique was significantly effective in teaching speaking for the tenth graders of SMA Birrul Walidain NW Rensing in the academic year 2017-2018. Considering the process and the result of this study, the present researcher suggests that English teachers use story completion technique in teaching speaking. Key words: story completion technique, speaking ability} }