The Implementation of Case Based Learning Method in Teaching Speaking Skill

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the students’ achievement in English speaking through the use of the Case Based Learning (CBL) method and the Project Based Learning (PjBL) method as well as to identify differences in students’ achievement between these two methods.

Method: The population of the sample selected for this study would use a total sampling technique for class determination and classification to select the experimental and control classes, respectively. For the case study, two classes each, of the majoring in IPA and IPS students consisting of each class of samples were 16. In the second-grade study, it was class XI, including 32 students. The type used in this study is a quasi-experimental research design. The data were obtained by using Pretest and post test.

Result: The results reveal that the students’ post-test mean score is improved after being treated. This is seen from the increase in the mean score of students’ pre-test from 48.75 to 69. The data above is evidence that case-based learning is effective in improving the speaking skill of students. In Control class The result shows that the mean score of students’ post-tests improve after being given treatment. It is seen through students’ pre-test mean score, which improved from 46.75 to 62.5This is shown by the data presented, that project -based learning really works in improving the students’ speaking prowess. The: there is a big difference between the experimental class and the control class with regard to the teaching method applied and the speaking performance of the students. It showed that the experimental class that employed the CBL method yielded better results compared to the control class using Project-Based Learning or PjBL. The average score from the experimental class was 48.75 in the pretest results, which was higher than the control class that had only got 46.75.

Conclusion: CBL and PjBL provide the students’ achievement of English speaking in Madrasah Aliyah Muhammadiyah Limbung. CBL makes pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary better through the analysis of a case but gives them less chance of speaking. In PjBL, students get more fluent and other skills developed in performing real-life-like tasks.