IMPROVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS USING THE CAKE APPLICATION AT SMK PARIWISATA KOTA CIREBON

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether the use of the Cake application in English learning can improve the speaking ability of eleventh-grade students at SMK Pariwisata Kota Cirebon. This research used the quantitative technique with a quasi-experimental type. The population or sample in this study consisted of XI grade students majoring in Tata Boga as the experimental class and XI OTKP as the control class, which consisted of 50 students. The data were obtained from the speaking ability test when performing dialog in the pre-test and post-test in front of the class. Based on the calculation, the post-test results in the experimental group showed an average value of 78.08, while the control group showed an average value of 69.00. This indicates that the experimental group's average score is 78.08. The results of the average score show that there is a difference in students' speaking ability between the groups that use the Cake application and those that do not use the Cake application in learning English. This means that using the Cake application to learn English can improve the speaking ability of grade XI students at SMK Pariwisata Kota Cirebon.