Improving Speaking Skill of the Seventh-Grade Students of SMPN 3 Ubud in the Academic Year 2023/2024 through Think-Pair-Share”

Speaking is one of the primary outcomes in learning English. However, achieving the highest target of this English skill is not an easy thing because when they speak, they also need to think what come next to make the spoken language components are simultaneously. In the present study, the seventh-grade students of SMPN 3 Ubud in the academic year 2023/2024 still had difficulties in learning speaking. The present study was intended to answer the following research problem: can think-pair-share improve the speaking skill of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 3 Ubud in the academic year 2023/2024? The research design was classroom action research. The subjects of the study were VII G students of SMPN 3 Ubud in the academic year 2023/2024 which consisted of 29 students. Based on the pre-test, which was carried out in the pre-cycle, showed that the subjects’ speaking skill was still low. This study was carried out by implementing think-pair-share in two cycles. The result of the post-test in each cycle obviously showed that there were significant improvement concerning the subjects’ speaking skill. The questionnaire proved that the subjects’ responses toward the implementation of think-pair-share was positive during the teaching and learning process. Thus, the speaking skill of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 3 Ubud in the academic year 2023/2024 can be improved by using thinkpair-share.