THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TASK-BASED LEARNING STRATEGY BY MAKING A VIDEO INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVE STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILLS AT THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMPN 2 SILIRAGUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

ABSTRACT
In addition to having a role in various aspects of life, English is also a problem for students who want or are learning it, especially in speaking. The difficulties are caused by several factors, including the lack of practice in speaking, the difficulty of students to pronounce certain vocabulary, the limited vocabulary they have, and the lack of self-confidence of students. This study uses CAR (Classroom Action Research) as the methodology of the research by using a qualitative approach. The purpose of this study was to find out how is the application of a task-based learning strategy by making introductory videos in improving students' speaking skills.
Before entering the first and second cycles, the researcher first made observations in the preliminary study to find out the problems faced by students in learning English, especially speaking. In the first cycle, the researcher had two meetings while in the second cycle the researchers had four meetings. The researcher starts the teaching-learning activity by greeting, praying together, check attendance. Then, the researcher delivers the material that has been determined, displays a video and ppt related to the material, and gives a question and answer session. After that, the researcher gives the task to the students to make an introductory video.
The results of this study indicate that the application of a task-based learning strategy by making an introductory video for class VII SMPN 2 Siliragung has a positive impact on student achievement, especially in speaking. This is evidenced by the average number of students who has increased in each cycle. In the preliminary study, the average number of students' achievements was 62, then increased to 68 in the first cycle and increased to 80 in the second cycle, so this research is declared successful because the results obtained by students have met the predetermined success criteria.
Keywords: task-based learning, speaking, video introduction