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

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 Using English Movies to Enhance Grade XI Students‟ Speaking Skill (A Classroom Action Research Conducted in SMAN 1 Seyegan, Sleman)

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Noor Aeni ◽  
Restu Arini
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
English Class ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Test Treatments ◽  
Skill Improvement

This research intended to discover two things, namely the students‟ interest inlearning English by using movies watching media, and the result of the students‟speaking skill improvement on cyclical implementations. This research appliedClassroom Action Research proposed by Kemmis and McTaggart (2000) with twocycles. Each cycle consisted of a pre-test, treatments, and post-tests. It involved 31students of XI IPA 3 class in SMAN 1 Seyegan as the research subjects. The result ofthis research showed that English movies could make the students interested infollowing the English class. It was proven by the students who became more active totalk in English and did not feel shy or reluctant to share their thoughts. Another resultshowed that the students‟ average score was gradually improved from 58.08 in the pretestbecame 65.74 and 74.78 in the first and second post-tests. It can be concluded thatEnglish movies is effective to be implemented as an alternative teaching and learningmedia to teach English speaking skill. Therefore, English teachers are recommended touse English movies to optimize the English learning outcome not only on speaking skillbut also other skills.Keywords: Classroom Action Research, English Movies, Improve, Speaking Skill

scholarly journals Communication Skills among Undergraduate Students at Al-Quds University

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Suheir Suliman Sabbah ◽  
Fadwa Hallabieh ◽  
Ola Hussein
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
High Level ◽  
Academic Year

This study aimed to investigate the communication skills among undergraduate students at Al-Quds University. The researcher obtained responses from (193) undergraduate students enrolled in B.A. program. The researcher used the questionnaire of Hamidat (2007) which composed of (32) statements divided into four areas: listening skill, speaking skill, the skill of understanding others, and controlling emotions skill. The results revealed that university students have achieved a high level of communication skills in three dimensions (listening, speaking, and understanding others). It also showed a medium level in controlling emotions. Moreover, the results showed that there were no significant differences in the level of communication skills according to gender, faculty, or academic year.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF 8th GRADE STUDENTS' ENGLISH SPEAKING LEVELS ACCORDING TO CEFR

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
M SEITOVA ◽  
А YERGABYLOVA
Keyword(s):  
Target Language ◽  
European Language ◽  
Performance Levels ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Share Data ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Common ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this study is to analyse 8th grade students' English speaking levels in the academic year 2020–2021 according to the speaking criteria of the Common European Language Framework of Reference for Languages. This study also aims to identify the speaking difficulties which are experienced by the students and find out the possible problems related to being able to carry out tasks which necessitate share data on known themes and exercises such as describing experiences, events, hopes and ambitions, understanding what the discussion is about and having the option to keep the discussion going successfully. Being able to speak in English or any target language is a vital skill and can be difficult at times. For the speaking analysis, a questionnaire was administered to 32 8th grade students of N20 R. Isetov school in Turkistan, Kazakhstan in the academic year 2020–2021. The results of the questionnaires were assessed statistically. The findings in the research indicate that students think they are competent with the A1 speaking criteria the most according to the CEFR. In other words, as the students reach higher levels of competencies in their current levels (A1, A2, B1), the means that show their speaking performance levels tend to go down.

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 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 AN INVESTIGATION OF ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS PERFORMANCE OF INTROVERT STUDENTS IN SPEAKING CLASS

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Ferizka Emirza ◽  
Mohamad Sahril
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Personality Problem ◽  
Ibn Khaldun ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University

<span lang="EN-GB">This research aims to know the personality (introvert) affects the students on their speaking English performance and influences the students in their communication,</span><span lang="EN-GB">and to know the effort of the introvert students to handle the personality problem in</span><span lang="EN-GB">speaking English performance. In order to collect the data, observation,</span><span lang="EN-GB">questionnaire and interview was three research instrument used.</span><span lang="EN-GB">The participant of this research was a 26 students in the second semester of English</span><span lang="EN-GB">Education Department, Ibn Khaldun University Bogor. Finally for the result of this</span><span lang="EN-GB">research revealed that for the score was 2.23 in average of students speaking</span><span lang="EN-GB">performance, it means fair slightly good. This statement was strengthened with the</span><span lang="EN-GB">data analysis that the most affecting factors from psychological aspects towards</span><span lang="EN-GB">introvert students in speaking skill were depressed (92%). From the linguistics</span><span lang="EN-GB">factors, eight of thirteen students said vocabulary and grammar was the common</span><span lang="EN-GB">problem. And six of thirteen students experienced difficulties in pronunciation.</span><span lang="EN-GB">Introvert students used a various strategies to overcome their public speaking</span><span lang="EN-GB">problems, several students try to improving their speak ability by read a book and</span><span lang="EN-GB">record it, sing an English song, have a conversation every day, by join the</span><span lang="EN-GB">community outside of the university, help their brother/sister do their homework,</span><span lang="EN-GB">talk with the foreigner, watch YouTube.</span>

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF ROLE-PLAY TECHNIQUE ON THE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Nichella Ayu Clarita ◽  
Indah Rahmawati ◽  
Solikin Sudibyo
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year

Many students usually find it hard to speak in English, because they have not practiced enough. This reason makes them cannot speak English well. Speaking is the skill which student should master it in order to communicate with other people. The situation in the learning process is one of the important things that the teacher should consider. This research aims to know; (1) the students’ achievement of the third semester of English Education Department at the University of Technology Yogyakarta in speaking English using role-play technique on academic year 2018/2019, and (2) the influencing factors to the students’ speaking skill achievement using role-play technique. The method used was quantitative method with experimental design to 9 students as the research sample. The data were analysed using Microsoft Excel 2013. The findings indicated that the mean score increased from 70 to 78.88, the standard deviation also improved from 6.123 to 7.817. Furthermore, the data from questionnaire indicated that the students had positive responses toward the use of role-play technique. Therefore, the use of role-play technique can improve the students’ speaking ability at this experimental research.  

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