The Implementation of Debate Technique to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill at Eleventh Grade of Senior High School.Background :“Speaking is an interactive process of constructing meaning that involves producing andreceiving and processing information” (Brown, 1994; Burns & Joyce, 1997 inKhoironiyah, 2011: 3).Ibrahim Absyie (2011) in Khoironiyah (2011: 9) stated “ opens the door foremployment, integration, and education. Speaking can be the first step to clear, effectivecommunication”. Another definition is given by Hornby (2000: 1289), speaking is making use of word inan ordinary voice, uttering words, knowing and being able to use a language; expressingoneself in words; making a speech. In short, speaking skill is the ability to perform thelinguistics knowledge in the actual communication. By speaking with others, we areable to know what kinds of situation are in the world.“Debate is an effective pedagogical technique because of the level of responsibility forlearning and active involvement required by all student debaters” (Gene, 2001). Hor nby(2000: 340) defined debate as “a formal discussion of an issue at a public meeting or ina parliament, and it is an argument or discussion expressing differentopinion”.Moreover, it provides an experience by which students can developcompetencies in researching current issues, preparing logical arguments, activelylistening to various perspectives, differentiating between subjective and evidence-basedinformation, asking cogent questions, integrating relevant information, and formulatingtheir own opinions based on evidence. As stated by Browne & Keeley (2004) in Joseph(2006: 114) that “to support the reason, the speeker should provide some evidenceswhich can come in the form of expert opinion, results of a research study, statistics, caseexamplesand analogies”. Barkley, et al., (2005: 191) stated that debate is a complex technique thatneed some preparations, because in debate we need to enough time to choose a topicsuitable to a current issue, deviding the students into some group, the students need toread the topic before doing a debate, and define a rule used in debate in other to it can be done optimally. According to Uno and Mohamad (2011:100) “debate is disigned tosolve a problem from a different point of view”.In debate, the students chose one sideof pro-against by using their point of view about an issue. It means that the students arerequested to deliver and defend their ideas based on their position in debate”. It issuitable with the 2004TEFL high school syllabus,2006 TEFL high school syllabus andKTSP that states “teacher of English should teach English communicatively”. It meansthat teacher should encourage the learners to have Communicative competence bycreating the atmosphere of the class which is rich in communication.

 Problem :From the background of the study there are lots of problem concerning withthe speaking skills. Those problem can be stated as follow:1.

 The students are lack of speaking practice activities.2. The students are difficult to explore their idea and speak fluently.3. The students are difficult to pronunced the woods correctly.4. The students are shy to practice english orally.Research Question :1. Is the implementation of debate technique can improvestudents’ speakingskill?2. How is the improvement of students’ speaking skill after being taught usingdebate technique?Definition of Key Terms :Avoiding some incorrect interpretations of this research title the writerwants to clarity and explains the terms.1. ImplementationImplementation is tool or instrument for working (Hornby, 1985:426)2. TechniqueWay of doing some thing, especially one that needs special skills. Usingskill with which some body is able to do something practical. (oxforduniversity;455)3. DebateFormal discussion at a public meeting or in parliament. Discusssomething formally; consider something. (Oxford University;114)4. ImprovingImproving is become or makes better, make good use of some thing(oxford University press, 2003:216). In other dictionary we can find the wordimprove which means to make better in quality or to make more productive to become better (Webster, 1994:487)5. StudentsStudents are a people who is studying at a college, polytechnic, oruniversity or anyone who studies or who is devoted to the acquisition (Hornby,1994:859). In other definition, student is a person attending an educationalinstitution, for example high school or college; one studying, one devoted tocareful and systematic study (Grolier, 1974:972)

  6. SpeakingSpeaking is the process of building and sharing meaning through the useof verbal and non verbal symbol in a variety of context” (Chancy 1998: 13). Theother opinion is shown by Hornby (1995: 318), speaking is making use of wordsin an ordinary voice; utteringwords; knowing and being able to use a language;expressing oneself in words; making a speech. In short, speaking skill is theability to perform the linguistic knowledge in the actual communication. Byspeaking with others, we are able to know what kinds of situation are in theworld..The Components of Speaking Skill

Rubiati Richa,(2010:11) stated that there are five components are generalyiationrecognized in analyses of the speech process:1. Pronunciation; including the segmental features -vowels and consonants- and thestress and intonation patterns.2. Grammar3. Vocabulary4. Fluency; the ease and speed of the flow of speech5. Comprehension; for oral communication certaintly requires a subject to respondto speech as well as initiate it.Technique in Learning Teaching1. DebateDebate is an activity in which opposite points of view are presented andargued. Debate can present opportunities for students to engage in usingextended shunks of language for a purpose : to convincingly defend one side ofan issue.Teaching Learning Strategy :This study will apply classroom action research. So in this case the writer willuse four cycles consist of one meeting for each cycle.The procedures of each cycle are as follows:a. PlanningThe activities are: