Using Wayang Kulit For Improving Students’ Speaking Skills And Awareness On Local Wisdom (Descriptive Qualitative Research Conducted At The State Islamic Middle School Of Kulon Progo)

Globalization era made the culture changed. Yogyakarta had culture that still exist till now. Wayang kulit was recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a masterpiece of Oral and Intangible heritage of Humanity. It representative of wayang kulit already known by the world. This research is aimed to describe the use of wayang kulit improve students’ speaking skills and awareness on local wisdom. This research was conducted at MTsN 4 Kulon Progo. The subject of this research wasm23 students of VIII A class. The use of wayang kulit as media teaching improve students’ speaking skills. Researchers was proven that the use of wayang kulit improved students’ speaking skills. It was proved by the comparisons between the means of students’ pre-test score and students’ post-test score. The means of students’ pre-test test score was 66.1 and 81.74 for the means of students’ post-test score. It meant that the result improved 15.64 point. It was proved that the use of wayang kulit improve students speaking skills at VIIIA class and it also proved that there were significant improvement. The use of wayang kulit as media teaching also improve students’ aware on their local wisdom. From the second research questions, researchers had assumptions if the students’ awareness on local wisdom was improved.it was proved by: (1) the students’ responds towards the questionnaire. Before researchers did the implantations students comprehend of their local wisdom just common.; (2) the implementations of wayang kulit as teaching media made the students more interesting in learning their local wisdom; (3) the data showed at the questionnaire shoed if students’ interest on learning more about wayang kulit was high; (4) statements number 9 of awareness questionnaire was shows that all of students of 8A want to maintain or save their local wisdom heritage; (5) the result of the in-depth interviewed showed that the students interest in learning more about wayang kulit was improve. And they also had hope for the school and governments to add extra-curricular activities that are culturally odorous or by inserting their local culture into learning material that is taught daily. Hence, the used of wayang kulit could be said successful for improving students awareness on local wisdom.

Keyword: wayang kulit, speaking skills, awareness on local wisdom.