Improving Students’ Speaking Skill by Using Guessing Game at Grade VIII A of SMP Negeri 1 Tanjungpinang.

Speaking is one of the most important language skills in communication. Based on the researcher‟s experience and observation, the speaking skill of students at the grade VIII A of SMP Negeri 1 Tanjungpinang was not as expected or under minimum mastery level criteria (KKM). This condition may be caused by the less variation of techniques used by the teacher in learning process. This research is classified into classroom action research, Data were collected through test, observation, and interview. Observation sheets, field notes and interviews were used to obtain more information. The findings of this research have answered the research questions, that the using Guessing game can improve students‟ speaking skill and learning motivation at SMP Negeri 1 Tanjungpinang. This technique is very useful to improve students‟ speaking skill. This technique should be applied at SMP Negeri 1 Tanjungpinang, and it is suggested to school which has students‟ poor speaking skill and low motivation to apply and develop this method to overcome their learning English problem.