scholarly journals FACTORS HAMPERING MASTERY ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL BY THIRD SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSIDADE DE DILI-TL, IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017”.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 478-499
Author(s):  
PaulinoFonseca Guterres. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
English Department ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Academic Year

Students’ Speaking Skill in English Immersion School

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Fadil ◽  
Sumardi Sumardi ◽  
Ngadiso Ngadiso
Keyword(s):  
English Teachers ◽  
Program Improvement ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
English Immersion ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Comparative Results ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Speaking Skills

This research aims to describe: (1) students' English speaking skill in English immersion school; (2) students’ strengths and weaknesses in speaking skill in English immersion school; (3) factors affecting students' speaking skill in English immersion school. The research was designed as a case study, conducted at a school applying English immersion in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia in Academic Year 2017-2018. The research used purposive sampling. Data were collecated by interview, questionnairre, observation, and document analysis. The informants were grade 2 students, English teachers, and the school founder. The analysis found that: (1) on the scale of 1-5 (1=very bad, 2=bad, 3=fair, 4=good, 5=very good), students’ English speaking skills were at levels of very good (2.22%), good (6.67%), fair (37.78%), bad (44.44%), and very bad (8.89%); (2) students’ strengths in English speaking skills were related to vocabulary with average score of 2.7, and the weaknesses dealt with fluency with average score of 2.25; (3) factors that were assumed to affect students’ English speaking skills were environment, local accent, vocabulary mastery, English use, preference, and habits. It is recommended that all parties involved in the English immersion program evaluate the running of the program and the content of the program to provide learning outputs through English immersion. Commitment to using English should be strengthened, especially in English Week program. Improvement on English teachers’ is needed by involving them in trainings. Finally, similar research at non-English immersion school is necessary to ensure the comparative results gained from both types of school.

scholarly journals Students’ Personal Initiative towards their Speaking Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihta V. F. Liando ◽  
Raesita Lumettu
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Personal Initiative ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims at finding out students’ personal initiative towards their achievement in speaking English. This research was conducted in an English department at a university in North Sulawesi Indonesia. The data were obtained from the sixth semester students in English Language and Literature study program of academic year 2015/2016 consisting of 21 students. In obtaining the data about students’ personal initiative, a questionnaire was distributed, and for the speaking performance, the data were obtained from students’ scores in Public Speaking subject. To find out the relation between these two variables, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient formula was used. The result of this research shows that there is a correlation between students’ personal initiative towards their speaking performance with the value of  = (0.52) categorized as a moderate correlation. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that personal initiative of students was important to be considered as one of several determination factors for students’ achievement in English speaking skill. It is suggested that students encourage themselves for taking initiative to speak, and for the teacher to give the students correction and suggestion to help them develop themselves.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PECHA KUCHA TECHNIQUE TO PROMOTE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Eva Faliyanti ◽  
Devi May Ratih
Keyword(s):  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
English Department ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
And Control ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Better Than

The aimed of this research is to test the effectiveness of using Pecha Kucha Technique in students’ speaking performance at fourth semester of English Department in Muhammadiyah University of Metro. Pecha Kucha is a presentation form of 20 pictures for 20 seconds and it is also called 20x20 presentations.The entire presentation always lasts for exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The research method used in this research is an experimental research. The subjects of this research are the students at fourth semester of English Department in Muhammadiyah University of Metro academic year 2020. There are 21 students of control group and 21 students of experimental group. The research instrument used to collect the data in this research is an oral test. From the two classes, the experimental and control group, the measurement shows that increasing line of the speaking ability of the experimental group is higher than the control group. The result of pre-test score shows that the average score of the experimental group and the control group are 52.38 and 56.19. From the score of both groups, the result shows that the control group is better than experimental group. Then, the result of the post test of the experimental group is higher than control group; the average scores are 70,71 for experimental group and 62.38 for control group. It can be concluded that there is significant influence of using Pecha Kucha Technique in students’ speaking skill.

Factors affecting students’ speaking performance in English department of Jawzjan University

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Ahmad Shah Qasemi
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Education ◽  
English Department ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Speaking Out ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Speaking Performance

This study aims to recognize the problems that students of English department face when they speak English. To achieve the objective of the investigation a quantitative research was designed. A questionnaire was used as the main data collection tool. The findings of the study showed that majority of the students have a positive perception about importance and necessity of speaking skill. According to the findings most of the students do not have the opportunity of practicing English speaking out of the class. Moreover, dissimilarity in English education background of the students are another challenge which is recognized in outcome of the study. Furthermore, the findings showed that most of the students feel motivated and confident in speaking performance. Moreover, the findings also revealed that the teachers have significant role for motivating the students in speaking performance. To sum up, the result exposed that students are appreciated and praised when they perform a speaking task efficiently.

scholarly journals BRINGING POP-CULTURE INTO CLASSROOM: SPEAKING 3’S GOT TALENT ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE SPEAKING SKILL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Ta dib ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Muhamad Hasbi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
Teacher Assessment ◽  
Stage Fright ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Common ◽  
Skill Improvement ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Good Attitude

AbstractFollowing the widespread and growing popularity of English communication across the globe, the implementation of and the research on innovation in language teaching is mushrooming, especially in the teaching of English speaking. This study aims at measuring how far pop-culture themed classroom activity named Speaking 3’s Got Talent gives impacts for students speaking skill improvement at IAIN Salatiga, through an observation of a class in the English Department with a number of students of 30 undertaking Speaking 3 course in the odd-semester of the academic year of 2016/2017. Using a quantitative approach, this research utilizes questionnaire and direct observation for collecting data, and makes use of three methods of data analysis namely questionnaire scale-analysis, CEFR (The Common European Framework) speaking grid, and teacher’s made rubric for speaking for assessment which pinpoint three key measured variables namely students’ attitude toward the activity, teacher’s assessment toward students’ performance referring to both CEFR and teacher’s made rubric. This research finds that students had positive (excellent and very good) attitude towards the time, English, avatar, expertise and assessment variables of the activity and viewed that it is effective in downgrading their degree of stage fright; secondly, students obtain excellent and very good assessment in both the CEFR and teacher’s made rubric model. The three methods of measurements implied its affectivity in enhancing university students’ speaking skill and both student and teacher assessment recommend this activity to be applied in English classrooms.Keywords: speaking skill, pop-cultural activity, attitude, stage fright, assessment

scholarly journals ENGLISH EXTRACURRICULAR AND ITS ROLE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING ABILITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yuseano Kardiansyah ◽  
Laila Ulsi Qodriani
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
English Department ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Conversation Class ◽  
Academic Year

This research investigates both inside and outside of classroom activities to reveal the influence of English extracurricular in improving students’ English speaking ability in tertiary level. It is a response toward imbalance English speaking ability among students in English speaking classes reflected by their learning achievement. Students who belong to English extracurricular are indicated to have more significant progress to their English speaking ability compare to others who do not. Therefore, an attempt to explore further this phenomenon is necessary to do. The object of this research is all conversation classes for students from batch 2015 on academic year 2016/2017 at English department of Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia, in which some of them are the members of Teknokrat English Club as one of extracurricular activities in that university. In accordance, the researchers apply both qualitative and quantitative method in processing all data to gain comprehensive result of investigation. The data are gained by doing field observation and students’ learning achievement evaluation. While the objectives of this research are (a) assisting to solve problem and find out alternative to improve students’ ability communicating in English and (b) providing knowledge about the role of English extracurricular in supporting students to achieve the competence of English speaking ability in conversation class.

THE USE OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING TO ENHANCE THE SPEAKING SKILL OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA SWASTA PALAPA MEDAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2020/2021

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Putri Desiana Sinaga ◽  
Anna Stasya Prima Sari ◽  
Novalina Sembiring
Keyword(s):  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Sound Effects ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

This research was conducted in order to improve students’ speaking skill by using digital storytelling at SMA Swasta Palapa Medan. Digital storytelling is the combination of recount text, sound effects, music, images, videos and InShot Application. This is Classroom Action Research (henceforth, CAR). The research subjects of this CAR are the eleventh grade students of SMA Swasta Palapa Medan in Class MIPA in the Academic Year of 2020/2021. The research findings showed that teaching speaking skill through digital storytelling at SMA Swasta Palapa Medan could improve the students’ speaking skill. The result of each test showed that the students’ mean score in pre-test is 55.74 with 11% of the students got score ≥70, in formative test the mean score is 64,44 with 37% of the students got score ≥70, and in post-test the mean score is 81,11 with 93% of the students got score ≥70. The writer concluded that the use of digital storytelling could improve the speaking skill of SMA Swasta Palapa Medan. On the other hand, the students’ responses towards the method of the teaching sound good because above 80% of the students are interested, motivated and enthusiastic in learning English speaking skill through the use of digital storytelling.

scholarly journals Teaching English Speaking Skill through Pair and Group Interview Techniques

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-337
Author(s):  
Sudirman Maca
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
English Department ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Interview Techniques ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
And Control

The problem that the participants face in the speaking class teaching is very low confident in speaking English in the class. The research aims are to find the effectiveness the pair and group interview techniques to enhance the participants’ speaking skill.  The experimental study consisting 100 participants at fourth semester of Educational English Department Bosowa University and 40 participants have been chosen randomly as a sample which divided into the treatment class and control class. The treatment class was divided into pairs and groups in conducting the three types of interview techniques in which, one participant asking the four participants and four participants asking one student. The study reveals that the participants felt free and brave expressed their language skill through the small group both pairs and groups of interview techniques. Moreover, these result also was identified that these techniques effective stimulating the participants to speak English actively, confidently, and fluently than the traditional teaching model. In which, all the treatment class, most the participants speaking English actively, whereas the control class is only 60 percent participants speaking English actively and some of the participants only kept silent in the class.

scholarly journals Developing Suplementry Speaking Material in Digital Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-160
Author(s):  
Yulfi Yulfi ◽  
Syaprizal Syaprizal
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Information Collecting ◽  
English Group

The purpose of this research was to develope and validate the suplementary speaking material in digital media for accounting students of SMK Negeri 1 Lubuklinggau. This research used Research and Development Method by applying Borg and Gall Model. There were ten steps, they are (1) research and information collecting (2) planning (3) developing preliminary form of product (4) preliminary field testing (5) main product revision (6) field testing (7) operational product revision (8) operational field testing (9) final product (10) dissemination and implementation.. The subjects were the Accounting students of eleventh grade in academic year 2020/2021. While, for step 6, 8 and 10 were applied by using Google Classroom application in English group of XI Accounting Program. The data showed that there were some problem faced by the students aespecially in finding a speaking book which concerning to accounting program. The teacher also need a book that can help English speaking skill not only for general English. After following the ten steps in R&D method, started from analyzing, evaluating, revising and trying out, it was concluded that the suplementary speaking material in digital media for accounting students can help them in learning English based on their need. It was proven by the average score of questionnaire (4.35) with very good criteria. Keywords: Developing, Supplementary Speaking Materials, Accounting Students

scholarly journals The Problems in Speaking for English Department Student in STKIP BUDIDAYA – BINJAI

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Ayu Indari
Keyword(s):  
English Department ◽  
Sound Recording ◽  
The Third ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Cover Up ◽  
Analyze Data ◽  
Speaking Skills

This paper is purposed to find out the problems in speaking skills for English department student in STKIP Budidaya – Binjai. The speaking skill is the last position to cover up the four skills in English because speaking is the improving your ability to use four skills in English. Speaking needs some stimulation to attract the students speaks their ideas, opinion, or comments about something. The sample of the study is the third students in English department student, it is around 28 students. The data are collected through document by sound recording. The data analyzed by using the technique of analyze data. The result of the study is that it concludes that first question “What is the problem of speaking?” 10 students (35,71%) respond less of confident and 10 students (35,71%) respond less of vocabulary. The second question “How the ways do you practice your speaking skill?” 10 students (35,71%) respond watching movie. The third question “Do you agree that speaking is the most difficult to study comparing with another skills in English? And why?” 18 students (64,29%) respond yes, because it takes orally.

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