Debate Methods to Improve Speaking Skills in Students of Grade X Language 1 MA Al Mahrusiyah Lirboyo

One of the factors of the ineffectiveness of speaking skills in students is caused when learning is too dominated by the teacher and does not provide access for students to develop independently through discovery in their thinking processes, students are just silent and do not dare to give their arguments against the material provided. Therefore, the author tries to make efforts to create a more effective teaching and learning process by applying speaking skills using the debate method. The aims of this research are (1) To find out the teacher's activities in improving students' speaking skills using the debate method. (2) To find out students' activities in improving speaking skills using the debate method. (3) To find out the application of the debate method in improving the speaking ability of students of class X Language 1 MA Al Mahrusiyah Lirboyo. Practically speaking, the results of this study can be used as input and methods for teachers to develop learning to speak in class X Language I MA Al Mahrusiyah through the discussion method, then can be an alternative way of learning to speak that is effective and appropriate for students, and can be a contribution of ideas to improve the system. better speaking learning for schools.