THE EFFECT OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) METHOD ON ENGLISH COMPREHENSION FOR STUDENTS AT THE FIFTH GRADE OF SD KARTIKA X-3

Abstract

This study incolves the students at the fifth grade of SD Kartika X-3 as the subject of
the research. And the writer teaches them through Information Gap, games, Pair Work, et
cetera. A pre and post test was administered. The data was analyzed by suing t-test. The
result shows that students’ English comprehension had improved by using Communicative
Language TGeaching (CLT) method at the coefficient t counted =2265>t table = 1667 with
the significance of level in 0.05 and the degree freedon is 32 (df=n-1). The students’
responses toward the post-test given prove that Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
method is effective to improve students’ English comprehension ability.