The Use of Talking Chips Combined with Instagram Reels in Improving Speaking Skill of the Seventh-grade Students of SMPN 3 Abiansemal in the Academic Year 2023/2024

Speaking ability is challenging to master because it covers all English elements. Speaking ability can describe how far the learners master the language itself, when they interact with others. By learning and mastering speaking, the students could easily communicate with friends, embrace themselves using language skills, and express their feelings, ideas, opinions, and thoughts. However, several problems were experienced by students in learning English, including their fluency, comprehension, and grammar. This research was mainly intended to find out whether speaking skills of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 3 Abiansemal in the academic year 2023/2024 could be improved through Talking Chips Combined with Instagram Reels. The present study used classroom action research design conducted in two cycles. The required data were collected by administering research instruments: tests and a structured questionnaire. After the cyclical research processes, it was found that Talking Chips Combined with Instagram Reels was appropriate to improve their speaking skills, especially in constructing and performing a short procedure monologue. It could be seen from the results of the pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2, which showed significant improvement in their speaking skills. Furthermore, it was supported by the structured questionnaire, which showed positive responses to the implementation of Talking Chips Combined with Instagram Reels. It can be concluded that speaking skill of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 3 Abiansemal in academic year 2023/2024 could be improved through Talking Chips Combined with Instagram Reels.