Abstrak  Kembali
The objective of this research is to investigate: (1) Whether there is significant difference of speaking ability between students whose cognitive style is field independence and those whose cognitive style is field dependence. (2) Whether there is significant difference of speaking ability between the students’ who were taught using role play and those taught using group discussion. (3) Whether there is significant difference of speaking ability between students whose cognitive style is field independence taught using role play and those whose cognitive style is field independence taught using group discussion. (4) Whether there is significant difference of speaking ability between students whose cognitive style is field dependence taught using role play and those whose cognitive style is field dependence taught using group discussion. (5) Whether there is significant difference of speaking ability between students whose cognitive style is field independence taught using role play and those whose cognitive style is field dependence taught using role play. (6) Whether there is significant difference of speaking ability between students whose cognitive style is field independence taught using group discussion and those whose cognitive style is field dependence taught using group discussion. (6) Whether there is an interaction between speaking learning techniques (role play and group discussion) and cognitive styles (field independence and field dependence) in influencing the students’ speaking ability.