THE CORRELATION STUDY BETWEEN STUDENTS` CRITICAL THINKING AND SPEAKING SKILL IN ENGLISH CLASS AT DIPLOMA 4 OF THE HEALTH PROMOTION STUDY PROGRAM

Puspita Dewi,Indri (2024) THE CORRELATION STUDY BETWEEN STUDENTS` CRITICAL THINKING AND SPEAKING SKILL IN ENGLISH CLASS AT DIPLOMA 4 OF THE HEALTH PROMOTION STUDY PROGRAM. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SARI MULIA UNIVERSITY BANJARMASIN 2024.

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Abstract

Background: English has become a crucial medium of communication due to its international status. As the world becomes more global and technologically advanced, fluency in English is essential for achieving better employment opportunities. There are four language skills in English: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Speaking is one of the most challenging skills, as it allows students to engage in conversations, express meaning, and express opinions. Thinking is a key factor in developing speaking abilities, as it helps individuals solve issues, make decisions, and achieve goals. Students often struggle with developing ideas in the speaking process, leading to difficulties in sentence development. Objective: To measure the correlation between students’ critical thinking and their speaking skill. Methods: Quantitative method research design. The population is first-semester students of the Diploma 4 Health Promotion study program at Sari Mulia University, with a total sample of fourteen students. Results: According to the result the value of the rho coefficient is 0.209. The score is 0.209 which is resided between 0.00 – 0.25, that means the correlation is very weak and sig. the score is 0.494. If this result is compared with the confidence level that is 0.05 so that sig. score 0.494 > 0.05. it can be concluded that there is no significant correlation between two variables. Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that there is no significant correlation between students' critical thinking and speaking ability. Therefore, Ha, or the alternative hypothesis of this study, is rejected, while Ho, or the null hypothesis, is accepted.

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