RHETORICAL STRUCTURE OF STUDENTS’ SPEECH IN PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS

The goal of this study is to identify the rhetorical elements of the move and step,
which are frequently taught in public speaking courses. This study used a qualitative
technique as its research strategy. The research object was 20 speeches by English
education students from the public speaking class at the University of Bengkulu.
Using an adapted model. In this study, researchers used the checklist method as a
research instrument. The frequency and steps of agreement in this study were
determined manually. This study was analyzed by tabulating frequency data and
providing examples of the move and steps seen in the video. It was found that 2
move had a frequency of 100% and 3 step of 12 step analyzed has a frequency of
100%. The move are Introduction and Content. Steps with a frequency of 100% are
Greeting the audience, Hortatory/narration, and Presenting an argument.
Meanwhile, 3 steps with a frequency of 90% - 95% are announcing the topic,
suggestion, and thanking. There are 2 steps that never appear in this study, outlining
structure/indicating scope and describing a process/series of events. The conclusion
of the researcher, in this study, 2 moves and 3 steps were found with a frequency
percentage of 100% and 3 steps were found with a frequency percentage of 90% -
95%. In addition, there were also 2 steps that never appeared in this study.
Keywords: Rhetorical Structure, Speech, Public Speaking