scholarly journals The Effect of Using Simulation Strategy in Developing English as a Foreign Language Speaking Skill

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-206
Author(s):  
Mona M. Hamad ◽  
Ehab S. Alnuzaili
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Language Fluency ◽  
Simulation Strategy ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

Speaking skill acquisition is a necessity for communication. However, speaking English as a foreign language is not as easy as speaking English as a first language since practice opportunities are limited. This study tried to find out a technique of reinforcement that can help students; who study English as a foreign language; develop their speaking skills. This study investigated the effect of using simulation strategy in developing EFL speaking skills, with the assistance of using a telegram channel "Oxford Bookworms Collection" for PDF books with an audio version, to stimulate pronunciation, intonation and enrich vocabulary. The researchers used a quantitative approach with an experimental design to conduct this study by involving 50 students divided into two groups. 25 students as a control group and 25 students as an experimental group; both groups were from level 3 who were learning Listening and Speaking-3 course, major English, at College of Science and Arts (Muhayil), King Khalid University. Pretest and posttest were used to collect data, results of the tests were analyzed using SPSS, Pearson correlation coefficient. The results revealed that using the simulation strategy helped the students of the experimental group to develop speaking skills and affected speaking micro-skills in terms of body language, fluency, pronunciation, intonation, grammar, and vocabulary usage positively. Moreover, students became motivated to speak spontaneously.

scholarly journals THE CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHENTIC MATERIAL IN EFL CLASSROOM

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janeth Robinson ◽  
Freddy Nicholas ◽  
Tony Seimon
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Authentic Material ◽  
Instruction Time ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Speaking Skills

AbstractThe study investigates the contribution of authentic material on developing speaking skills in EFL classrooms. Three groups of students were formed. All studied English at the High School. Participants were assigned to groups at random. No significant differences in speaking skills could be established between the groups prior to the experiment. The control group listened to authentic audio tracks in English and discussed their contents, watched authentic English movies and did exercises based on these tasks for developing speaking skills. The first experimental group spent part of the time on theoretical explanation of, and practical exercises with, English prosody by an instructor. The second experimental group instead spent part of the time on English prosody instruction. The total instruction time was the same for all three groups, i.e. 20 hours. Students then took a posttest in speaking skills. The results showed that the second experimental group performed better than the other groups in developing speaking skills. These results have pedagogical implications for curriculum designers and all who are involved in EFL classrooms.Key words: English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Authentic Material, Speaking Skill

scholarly journals [The Effect of Using The Thinking out Loud Strategy to Improve Speaking Skills I Have Arabic Language Learners in Malaysia] Athar istikhdam al-tafkir bi sawt ‘al fi tahsin maharat al-tahaddath lada muta‘allimi al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah fi Malizyya

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-93
Author(s):  
Siti Salwa Mohd Noor
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Thinking Aloud ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills ◽  
Thinking Out Loud

This study aimed to identify the effect of using thinking aloud strategy to improve speaking skill among learners of Arabic language in Malaysia. To achieve the objectives of the study, several Arabic language learners from University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) in Malaysia have been chosen to participate in this study. The study sample consists of (30) students, they are then divided into two groups; the first experimental group consists of (15) students studied the Arabic language using the thinking aloud strategy, and the control group consists of (15) students studied using traditional method of teaching. A test has been used in this study; the test speaking skills (pre and post). Results of the study indicate significant differences at (α=0.05) due to the instruction strategy used in favour of those taught through thinking aloud strategy in the speaking test.   Keywords: Thinking Aloud Strategy, Speaking Skills, Arabic Learners.   تركز هذه الدّراسة على معرفة أثر استخدام استراتيجية التفكير بصوت عال في تحسين مهارات التحدث لدى متعلمي اللغة العربية في ماليزيا. ولتحقيق أهداف الدّراسة اختارت الباحثة متعلمي اللغة العربية في جامعة السلطان زين العابدين في ماليزيا ليكونوا ميدانًا لتجربة الدّراسة. وقد تكونت عينة الدّراسة من (30) طالبًا وطالبة، موزعين على مجموعتين؛ تكونت المجموعة الأولى من (15) طالبًا وطالبة درسوا مادة اللغة العربية باستخدام استراتيجية التفكير بصوت عال، وتكونت المجموعة الضابطة من (15) طالبًا وطالبة درسوا المادة بالطريقة الاعتيادية. واستخدمت الدّراسة اختبار مهارات التحدث (القبلي والبعدي). وقد أسفرت النتائج عن وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى (α=0.05) لصالح المجموعة التجريبية التي استخدمت استراتيجية التفكير بصوت عال في اختبار مهارات التحدث.   كلمات مفتاحية: استرتيجية التفكير بصوت عال، مهارات التحدث، متعلمو اللغة العربية

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MOVIE MAKING ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LEARNING MOTIVATION AND SPEAKING SKILL (An Experiment Research Third Semester of Port and Shipping Management Students Of STIMART “AMNI” Semarang in the Academic Year of 2016/2017)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariana Oktavia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Third ◽  
Class A ◽  
Class B ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

<p><em>The purpose of this study was to find out on the effectiveness of movie making activities to improve students’ learning motivation and speaking skills of the third semester of Port and Shipping management students of STIMART “AMNI” Semarang in the academic year of 2016/2017. This research was an experimental research design which involved two groups. They were control group and experimental group. The subject of this research was Class A and B of the third semester of Port and Shipping Management of STIMART “AMNI” Semarang in the academic year of 2016/2017. Each class was consists of 30 students. Class A was experiment group and class B was the control group. At the beginning of this research, both groups were given pretest. Then, the experimental group was given treatment of movie making activities which was done for five times. The control group was not getting any treatment. Next, both groups were given posttest.The result of this research was based on the result of both groups pretest and posttest. The control group pretest result was 60, 6 and the posttest result was 77,2 while the experimental group pretest result was 67,4 and the posttest result was 83,4 so, it could be concluded that movie making activities was 83,4% effective to improve and increase students’ learning motivation and speaking skills of Port and Shipping management students of STIMART “AMNI ” Semarang in the academic year of 2016/2017.</em></p><p><em></em><strong><em>Keywords :</em><em> Movie making activities, Speaking, Motivation.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui keefektifan kegiatan pembuatan film untuk meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa dan ketrampilan berbicara taruna semester tiga jurusan Ketatalaksanaan pelayaran Niaga dan Kepelabuhanan STIMART “ AMNI ” Semarang tahun akademik 2016/2017.  Penelitian ini adalah penelitian experimental yang melibatkan 2 grup. 1 grup sebagai control grup dan 1 grup sebagai experimental grup. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah taruna kelas A dan B mempunyai jumlah taruna sebanyak 30 taruna . Kelas A sebagai eksperiment grup dan kelas B sebagai kontrol grup. Pada awal pelaksanaan penelitian , kedua grup diberikan pretest . Kemudian , kelas yang merupakan eksperimental grup diberikan perlakuan menggunakan kegiatan pembuatan film. Perlakuan ini dilakukan lima kali . Bagi control grup tidak diberikan perlakuan sama sekali. Selanjutnya, kedua grup diberikan posttest. Hasil dari penelitian ini berdasarkan hasil dari pretest dan posttest dari kedua grup. Hasil pretest dari control grup 60,6 dan posttestnya 77,2 sedangkan hasil pretest eksperimental group 67,4 dan posttestnya 83,4 jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa kegiatan pembuatan film 83,4% efektif untuk meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa dan ketrampilan berbicara taruna semester tiga jurusan Ketatalaksanaan Pelayaran Niaga dan Kepelabuhanan STIMART “ AMNI ”Semarang tahun akademik 2016/2017.</p><p><strong>Kata kunci : <em>Kegiatan pembuatan Film, Berbicara, Motivasi</em></strong></p>

scholarly journals The Effects of Google Word Coach Game and Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Speaking Skill

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Suryadi Suryadi ◽  
Winda Widyaningrum ◽  
Fajar Erlangga
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

The research aims to examine the effects of google word coach game and vocabulary mastery on students' speaking skills. This quasi-experimental study uses a 2x2 nonequivalent control group design with a factorial design carried out in four parallel classes, namely class XI IPS 1, XI IPS 2, XI IPS 3 and XI IPS 4 MA Negeri 1 Serang. Learning outcome data are obtained through pretest and posttest activities. The samples are 80 students randomly taken by adjusting to the condition and aim of the research. The results show a significant difference between the posttest of the experimental group and that of the control group. FO value is 5.225 and Sig. is 0.025 < 0.05. Thus, it shows that the null hypothesis is rejected, and the research hypothesis is accepted. It also means that there is a difference between the interaction effect of Google Word Coach game and that of vocabulary mastery on students’ speaking skills.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Short Story Use On Students’ Speaking Skill Development at SMPN 160 Jakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Retta Mestika Ompusunggu
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
And Control ◽  
Speaking Skills

The use of short story as an essential component of second and foreign language teaching has recently been resurrected. Current studies also indicated that short story can facilitate effective learning of speaking. This study aimed at investigating whether short stories use was effective to develop students’ speaking in English as a foreign language (EFL) context. To achieve the aim, a pretest-posttest experiment design using two groups of experimental (n=30) and control (n=30) was conducted at SMPN 160 Jakarta. The control group was taught speaking using short stories, while the control group was taught speaking in the routine procedure of the English classes. The experiment occurred in six weeks, two forty-five-minutes-sessions per week. Data was collected using tests administering the interview technique. The results of the hypothesis test employing SPSS22.00demonstrated that short story use had a significant effect on the participants' speaking skills improvement. It was, therefore, recommended to use short story to help students develop their speaking performance. Keywords: EFL, short story, speaking skills

scholarly journals The Effect of Task Based Language Learning (TBLL) on Developing Speaking Skills of Secondary School Learners in Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
Munir Hussain Anjum ◽  
Muhammad Munir Kayani ◽  
N. B. Jumani
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Natural Setting ◽  
Skill Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of task based language learning on developing speaking skills of secondary level learners. To achieve this objective, a task based instructional programme consisted of four units of textbook of grade IX was developed. The students of IX grade of Islamabad district were the population of the study. Two groups experimental and control were randomly taken in a natural setting from a randomly selected school of Islamabad district. Both groups were pre and post-tested to determine the difference in their mean scores. Both groups were administered a teacher made speaking skill test as pre-test before starting intervention of treatment. The experimental group got treatment, while control group was taught conventionally for 45 days. Same teacher made speaking skill test was administered to both experimental and control groups as post-test after 45 days. Two tailed t-test was applied at 0.05 levels. The results of the present study showed statistically significant differences between mean scores of the experimental group subjects in term of speaking skills as the post-test scores of experimental group were noticeably higher than the scores of control group. The results of the study support the effectiveness of TBLL as a foreign language. The present study recommends that Pakistani teachers should adopt TBLL approach which is pragmatic, instead of struggling with obsolete traditional methods in second language acquisition.

scholarly journals Digital Storytelling to Enhance Adults’ Speaking Skills in Learning Foreign Languages: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Kallinikou ◽  
Iolie Nicolaidou
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Interactive Learning Environment ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

Digital storytelling, including text, images, audio, music, and video, has been researched as a means of enhancing learners’ motivation, autonomy, and engagement and as a way to improve oral and speaking skills in foreign language learning. This study examined the relation between adults’ engagement in digital storytelling (scaffolded by an interactive learning environment) and their speaking skills and motivation when learning a foreign language. The study used a pre-test, post-test control group design with two groups of 20 Russians who were beginners in learning Greek as a foreign language (n = 40). The 12-h intervention was technology-supported only for the experimental group. Even though the comparison of participants’ recorded speech pre- and post-intervention revealed a statistically significant decrease of mistakes made during speech from pre- to post-intervention for both groups, an independent samples t-test to compare the groups’ post-intervention speaking performance revealed a statistically significant difference in favor of the experimental group (t(38) = 4.05, p < 0.05). The analysis of results from a motivation questionnaire administered pre- and post-intervention showed a statistically significant increase in the motivation of the experimental group only. Findings provide an indication that digital storytelling, scaffolded by an interactive learning environment, supports the development of adults’ speaking skills in a foreign language and increases their motivation.

scholarly journals ENHANCING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH JIGSAW COOPERATIVE LEARNING (Action Research In X Class of MIA SMA Negeri 2 DKI Jakarta)

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Khaessar Indra Perkasa ◽  
Emzir Emzir ◽  
Ratna Dewanti ◽  
Ratna Dewanti
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Student Input ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

Abstract Many factors make quality education or not. These factors include the professionalism of educators, educational inputs both in the form of student input and facilities (infrastructure input), learning process, environment and others. This paper attempts to confirm the process of improving students' speaking skills on English subjects through cooperative learning of Jigsaw models on students in X Class of MIA SMA Negeri 2 DKI Jakarta. The subjects were 108 students studying speaking English The subjects then were randomly assigned into experimental group and control group The experiment lasted for nine weeks started with pre-test in the beginning and ended with a post - test in the last meeting. During the treatment, the teacher applied planning, drafting, revising and editing stages in learning. The result shows Learning outcomes in students, especially speaking skills in students in SMA Negeri 2 DKI Jakarta has increased. This is evident through the experiments on cycles I and II both for class 10 Mipa 1, from the mean of 70.9167 to 84.2778. class 10 Mipa 2, from the average 71.8056 to 86.2222 and for class 10 Mipa 3 from the average 70.5833 to the average 84.2222 so that the total increase during applying the Jigsaw type cooperative learning model from the initial value. Keywords: skill speaking english, jigsaw cooperative learning

Pragmatic instruction in L2-Russian

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-95
Author(s):  
Daniele Artoni ◽  
Valentina Benigni ◽  
Elena Nuzzo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Written Discourse ◽  
Instructional Treatment ◽  
Completion Task ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
National Corpus ◽  
Pragmatic Instruction

Over the last three decades, a growing number of studies have investigated the effects of instruction on the acquisition of pragmatic features in L2. The bulk of this research has focused mainly on the teaching of English as a second/foreign language. However, instructional pragmatic studies in L2-Russian are lacking. The main purpose of our study is to contribute towards filling this gap by analysing the effects of pragmatic instruction on the acquisition of two speech acts by Italian learners of Russian. Furthermore, we aim to explore whether the Multimodal Russian Corpus (MURCO), a multimedia subcorpus of the Russian National Corpus, can be an effective tool for teaching speech acts in L2-Russian. Our research was composed of one experimental group (n = 18) and one control group (n = 11); each was composed of two intact classes of Italian university students at an intermediate level of L2-Russian, who were pre- and post-tested using a written discourse completion task. The experimental group was subjected to a programme of pragmatic instruction – eight thirty-minute MURCO-based lessons devoted to requests and advice, while the control group was taught according to the standard syllabus, that is, with no pragmatic instruction. The results revealed that the use of the target pragmatic features varied significantly in the experimental group, but not in the control group, thus showing a general positive effect of the instructional treatment based on the MURCO corpus. However, some limitations were identified with regard to the usability of this tool by teachers and learners.

THE EFFECT OF APPLYING DEMONSTRATION METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING SKILL AT THE THIRD GRADE OF SMK PAB 3 MEDAN ESTATE

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryanti Napitupulu And Anni Holila Pulungan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
The Third ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was conducted as an attempt to discover the effect of applying Demonstration Method on students’ achievement in speaking skill. It was an experimental research. The subject was students of Grade XII, Vocational High School (Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan: SMK), which consisted of 79 students. The research was divided into two groups: experimental and control groups. The instrument used to collect the data was speaking test. To obtain the reliability of the test, the writer applied Kuder Richardson 21 formula. The result of the reliability was 0.7, and it was found that the test was reliable. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The analysis showed that the scores of the students in the experimental group were significantly higher than the scores of the students in the control group at the level of significant m = 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 77, t-observed value 8.9 > t-table value 1.99. The findings indicate that using Demonstration Method significantly affected the students’ achievement in speaking skill. So, English teachers are suggested to use Demonstration Method in order to improve students’ achievement in speaking skill.

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