The Effect of Content-Based Instruction and Task Based Language Teaching on the Second Semester Students’ Speaking Skill and Students’ Speaking Motivation of English Department Islamic University Indragiri

The aim of this research was to find out The Effect of Content-Based Instruction and Task-Based Language Teaching on the Second Semester Students’ Speaking Skill and Students’ Speaking Motivation of English Department Islamic University Indragiri on 2012/2013 academic year. This was based on some problems faced by students in speaking skill and their motivation in speaking. In order to make all students involved in teaching speaking, teaching activities prepared based on Content-Based Instruction (CBI) and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) that can be used as teaching methods to assist students’ learning needs and to provide a great variety of ways for students to speak in the classroom. This research was quasi-experimental research. The population of the research was the second semester students of English Department Islamic University Indragiri on 2012/2013 academic year. There were three classes that totalized 88 students for parallel classes. Sample was chosen by using cluster random sampling. In this research, comparison or control group was included. The sample of the research was A and B classes consisting of 60 students. The data was collected through speaking test and questionnaire of speaking motivation. The speaking test and questionnaire of speaking motivation were given in pre-test and post-test. The data was analyzed by using t-test. The result of this research showed that the students who were taught by using Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content Based Instruction (CBI) gave the significant effect on students’ speaking skill. This was based on the calculation of t-test for related samples. It can be seen from the mean score both of experimental class and control class. The students’ mean score of experimental class who were taught by Content-Based Instruction (CBI) was the same as the students’ mean score who taught by Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). Besides, the students who were taught by using Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content Based Instruction (CBI) gave the different effect on students’ speaking motivation The finding showed that the mean score of students’ speaking motivation who were taught by using Content-Based Instruction (CBI) was significantly better than the mean score of control class students who were taught by Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT).