STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SPEAKING CLUB AT MADRASAH ALIYAH AL-JAUHAREN

The English club is a place for students to increase their interest, talent and knowledge in
the field of English. The purpose of this study was to find out students' perceptions about
the effectiveness of the English club at Madrasah aliyah al-Jauharen Jambi City in
developing speaking skills. Madrasah Aliyah students excel in English competence
reading stories, spelling bee and activities carried out at speaking club by dividing
students into several groups, these activities are singing songs in English, the next activity
is submitting vocabulary to the teacher, and making sentences which are then listened to
by the teacher. This study uses a quantitative method with a survey research design. The
sampling technique in this study was carried out by cluster random sampling. The data
collection technique was carried out by means of a questionnaire. Based on the results of
data processing and data analysis that has been carried out, the conclusion in this study is
that students' perceptions of the speaking club of Madrasah Aliyah Al-Jauharen, with an
average of 76% in the "Good enough" category. It can be concluded that the speaking
club has a good enough category in improving students' speaking skills.