A Comparative Study Between Silent Way and Clt in Improving Students’ Speaking Ability (An Experimental Study at SMPN 2 Karang Baru)

English speaking ability is very important for people interaction where people almost speak everywhere and every day through English. In this global era, many people used English as a media of communication and it makes people who come from different countries to be easier in making interaction and communication. The problem of study is which is more effective between Silent Way and CLT in improving students’ speaking ability at SMP N 2 Karang Baru. The main purpose of this study is to find out which one is more effective between Silent Way and CLT in improving students’ speaking ability at SMP N 2 Karang Baru. The method of this research is quasi-experiment study design. Kind of this research is quantitative research. The sample of this research is class IX-6 of SMPN 2 Karang Baru which consists of 32 students.