IMPROVING WRITING AND SPEAKING SKILLS IN INDONESIAN LANGUAGE SUBJECT THROUGH INTERVIEW PRACTICE

Abstract

The Indonesian Language is the national language of Indonesia, which has diversity including ethnic groups and languages. Therefore, all citizens are required to learn the Indonesian Language from elementary school to university. In learning the Indonesian Language, there are four skills that students must master: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The low creativity of teachers in using methods during Indonesian Language lessons makes students less motivated, resulting in their writing and speaking skills being underdeveloped. Thus, the research problem is how interview practice can improve the writing and speaking skills of fifth-grade students. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive analysis. The research findings indicate that interviews can enhance writing and speaking skills, although not 100% as there are still four students who tend to be passive or silent. This interview method is suitable to be implemented by teachers during lessons because it is effective, engaging, and enhances students' writing and speaking skills.