The Comparison of the Student Ability in English Speakinng Between Course and Non Course at SMAN 1 Rantau Selamat

Speaking is an important aspect in learning English. The present study is to compare Students’ Ability In English Speaking Between Course Students And Non Course Students. This research is based on Ex Post Facto approach which also called Causal Comparative approach. This approach focuses on the analysis of the effect of the independent variable toward dependent variable. This research to know if student who take the course have better ability in speaking students who did not take the course. The population of this study was the 2014/2015 academic year students of tenth grade at SMA Negeri 1 Rantau Selamat which consisted of 6 classrooms containing 145 students. By using random sampling in which each unit of the population was given an equal chance of being selected and the students were given questionnaire to know the course and non course students. As the total number of the population is 145 students, the sample of the research was 30 students (15 Course students and 15 Non Course Students). Each sample were taken in one class. Both of course and non course students were given speaking ability test. The test were test1 and test 1. In test 1 each students tell some of the topic of himself and in test 2 the student were debate about the certain topic of the writer. The speaking ability were analyzed through five criteria: Fluency, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and comprehension. After getting the score, then the writer compare the course and non course students by using t-test.