THE EFFECT OF STUDENTS’ SPEAKING LEARNING TECHNIQUES (ROLE PLAY AND GROUPudDISCUSSION) AND COGNITIVE STYLES (FIELD INDEPENDENT AND FIELD DEPENDENT)udTOWARDS THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY

摘要

the method that is used in this research is the true experimental study. The researcher does four stepsudin this research, at the first point, the reseacher classifies the students’ cognitive styles by giving them audquestionnaire. After that, she investigates the students’ speaking ability before they are given the treatment, preudtest is used. Next, the students are treated using speaking techniques role play and group discussion. Finally, theyudare given another test, that is post test. This research is aimed to find out which technique is appropriate given toudstudents whose cognitive style is field independent and which one is suitable for students whose cognitive styleudis field dependent. The significances of this research are, first, to find ways to ease students to master English inudform of communication. Secondly, to support theories by proving that students will more easily to understandudthe lesson if they are taught using appropriate techniques based on their cognitive styles.udThe finding of this research is that field independent students are better taught using role play technique, whileudfield dependent students are better taught using group discussion.