Abstract Name : Ulvia Sulastri Minarta Student No. : 1106102020074 Study Program : English Education Title : Teaching Speaking by Using Cartoon Movie to the First Year Students of Junior High School (An Experimental Research at SMP Negeri 19 Banda Aceh) Keywords: Speaking, Cartoon movie The research is conducted to find out whether teaching speaking by using cartoon movie improved students’ speaking skill. For this purpose, 40 students of class VII of SMP 19 Banda Aceh participated in this study which were divided into control and experimental class. The data were collected by using oral test (pre-test and post-test). Then, the results of the test were analyzed by using t-test and speaking criteria proposed by Folse (2006). The findings (post-test of experimental and control class) revealed that t-score was higher than t-table (13.40 > 1.68) with the significant standard α = 0,05 and the degree of freedom = 38. It showed that the students’ score of experimental class was higher than control class. In this study, the highest points of improvement were vocabulary and pronunciation, followed by grammar and fluency. It may be concluded that the use of cartoon movies improved students’ speaking ability. Abstract Name : Ulvia Sulastri Minarta Student No. : 1106102020074 Study Program : English Education Title : Teaching Speaking by Using Cartoon Movie to the First Year Students of Junior High School (An Experimental Research at SMP Negeri 19 Banda Aceh) Keywords: Speaking, Cartoon movie The research is conducted to find out whether teaching speaking by using cartoon movie improved students’ speaking skill. For this purpose, 40 students of class VII of SMP 19 Banda Aceh participated in this study which were divided into control and experimental class. The data were collected by using oral test (pre-test and post-test). Then, the results of the test were analyzed by using t-test and speaking criteria proposed by Folse (2006). The findings (post-test of experimental and control class) revealed that t-score was higher than t-table (13.40 > 1.68) with the significant standard α = 0,05 and the degree of freedom = 38. It showed that the students’ score of experimental class was higher than control class. In this study, the highest points of improvement were vocabulary and pronunciation, followed by grammar and fluency. It may be concluded that the use of cartoon movies improved students’ speaking ability.   Appendix 10: Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Name : Ulvia Sulastri Minarta 2. Date/Place of Birth : May 23, 1993/Banda Aceh 3. Gender : Female 4. Religion : Islam 5. Nationality : Indonesian 6. Status : Single 7. Address : Sektor Barat, No. 13 Darussalam, Banda Aceh 23771, Indonesia 8. Occupation : Student 9. Parents a. Name of Father : Tahmid b. Name of Mother : Gustinarwati c. Father’s occupation : Civil Servant d. Mother’s occupation : Civil Servant e. Address of parents : Jln. Tapaktuan-Medan, Ladang Rimba, Trumon Tengah, Aceh Selatan 23774, Indonesia 10. Education a. Elementary : SD Negeri2 Ladang Rimba, Aceh Selatan b. Junior High : SMP Negeri 1 Trumon Timur, Aceh Selatan c. Senior High : SMA Negeri 1 Tapaktuan, Aceh Selatan d. University : Study Program of English Education Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh