Using debate method to improve speaking ability at the second grade of SMA GIKI 3 Surabaya

When studying English, learners have to master four English skills, are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A few of them considered that speaking is one of the difficulties things, not only because English is as foreign language, but also because many teachers who do not know how to teach really speaking. The teachers only ask to the learners to practice some aspects of linguistic knowledge, production skills, or some socio-linguistic. Infact, absolutely the goal of teaching speaking is the learners can communicate each other. At the second grade of SMA GIKI (Gita Kirtti) 3 Surabaya, English teacher doesn't give more chance of practice speaking, only ask to practice some expressions. Furthermore, the students' speaking score is mean of standardized score is 7. Therefore the writer wants to apply Debate method as active learning form and wishes the students' speaking ability can be improvement. From the case above, the researcher wanted to know three problems. First, How debate method be implemented at the second grade of SMA GIKI 3. Second, How the progress of students' speaking ability after implementing debate method. Third, How students' responses about debate method. This research used Classroom Action Research design. The researcher took subject by using chain sample. To know the implemented debate, the researcher used observation check list and field note. While to know the progress of students speaking ability, the researcher measured it by using speaking proficiency measurement. The last, to know how the students' responses, it used questionnaire. Based on the result of research, the implementing debate is influenced by topic given, debate technique, and teaching learning process. After doing thrice debate, the students' speaking ability is improvement. A student from 3 into 3+ level, a student from the level of 2+ into 3+, a student's from 2+ into 3 level, and five students from 2 into 3 level. Besides, the students agree that debate method can improve speaking ability. It based on the result of questionnaire that voted 100% of students consider that debate can improve speaking ability.