@thesis{thesis, author={SAFITRI WAHYUNI}, title ={THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TASK BASED INSTRUCTION (TBI) IN TEACHING SPEAKING SKILLS FOR THE SEVENTH GRADERS AT MTs DARUL AITAM JEROWARU IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018}, year={2018}, url={http://eprints.hamzanwadi.ac.id/3387/}, abstract={The aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of task based instruction approach in teaching speaking skills of EFL learners. This research was a pre-experimental research with pre-test and post-test design. It was conducted at the seventh grade of MTs Darul Aitam Jerowaru in the school year 2017-2018. The design of this research was a pre-experimental pre-test and post-test research. The sample consisted of 25 students selected by using cluster random sampling technique. The data was collected using a speaking test. In addition to descriptive statistics the collected data were submited to a paired sample t-test. The mean score of post-test (57.12) was higher than pre-test (34.56). The result of the paired sample t-test indicated that there was a significant difference in the mean scores between pre-test and post-test, t(df=24) = 49.59 at p < .01. Based on the finding, it can be concluded that task based instruction was significantly effective in teaching speaking skills. Keywords: Speaking skills, task based instruction (TBI) approach} }