The Influence of English Debating Technique Toward students’ Speaking Skill at the Eleventh Grade of SMA Daar EL-Qolam

This research aimed to find out if English debate technique had a large influence on the students’ speaking skill in the Eleventh Grade at SMA Daar el-Qolam. The researcher adopted a quantitative, quasi-experimental methodology in this study. The sample size for this study was calculated using 125 students from the eleventh grade at SMA Daar el-Qolam Islamic Boarding School. The study used a sample size of 25 students from each of two classes: an experimental class and a control class. The samples were selected by simple cluster random. The t-test value (3.052) was found to be higher than the t-table value (2.069) in support of the hypothesis. This indicated that the competing explanation was accepted. Therefore, it is reasonable to infer that the English debate technique significantly influenced the students’ speaking skill of SMA Daar el-eleventh-grade. The primary audience for this study were educators, who can use it as a reference while instructing students in English language skills, in particular in the area of public speaking through English debate. Through this technique of learing, students can develop their English language skills and analytical and creative thinking abilities.