Improving students speaking skill through simulation at grade 10.2 of tours and travel department of SMK NUSATAMA Padang

Studying English, there are four skills must be understood by students. they are; writting, reading, listening and speaking. Among the four skills above, many students at grade 10.2 of SMK NUSATAMA Padang face problems in speaking. These problem are caused by 1) English structure is different with Indonesian structure, 2) student do not use the Englsih in daily communication both school and home, 3) students have limited vocabularies, 4) there is no mitivation from students and parents. The purposes of this research were to find out to what extent simulation could improve student’s speaking skill on tours and travel, and what factors can influnce students’ speaking skill of tour and travel through simulation. This research was classified into a classroom action research (CAR). It consists of four phases (planning, action, observation and reflection) and two cycles. The participants of this researchat grade 10.2 0f tour and travel department of SMK NUSATAMA Padang, academic year 2009/2010 The finding of this research showed that on cycle 1, there were nineteen students (64%) who get score above the students’ speaking skill minimum achievements or KKM, it was 60. And then on cycle II, there have been significant improvement than the first I. On cycle II there were twenty nine (97 %) student who get score above the students’ speaking skill minimum achievements or KKM . nevertheless, there was a student who get score under the students’ speaking skill minimum achievements or KKM, it was 56. The result of this research showed that simulation could improve the student’s speaking skill at grade 10.2 of tour and travel department of SMK NUSATAMA Padang. And factors could influnce students’ speaking skil: (1) simulation can represent the real situation, (2) some object have ready known by student, (3) easy model simulation, (4) environment or comfortable classroom, (5) motivation, (6) time Based on the research finding, the reseacher suggested to himself (as one of english teacher) always use the simulation in learning and teaching process, especially in teacing speaking.