scholarly journals Use of Charades in Enhancing Higher Institute Students’ Speaking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-38
Author(s):  
DALVINDER KAUR A/P KOLDIP SINGH ◽  
Azlina Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Positive Perception ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Speaking Proficiency ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Speaking Skills

English speaking skill is one of the most challenging skills that has to be taught by teachers, and there are many factors affecting students' low speaking proficiency. Hence, charades are implemented in this study. The purpose of this research is to study the improvement of English-speaking skills among college students through implementing Charades in the classroom. This study consists of two objectives. The first objective is to determine the effectiveness of charades in improving learners’ speaking skills, and the second objective is to investigate learners’ perception of charades. This study involves 18 students from Chenderoh Community College. Charades were implemented in their speaking lessons. This is single-group quasi-experimental research. Data was collected through pre and post-test and questionnaire. Speaking scores were analyzed through paired T-test. After the data analysis, there is a significant difference between pre and post-test. Students showed a positive perception of charades.

scholarly journals THE APPLICATION OF INSTAGRAM ACTIVITY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS` MOTIVATION IN ENGLISH SPEAKING

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Lisa Rakhmanina ◽  
Yuneva Yuneva
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
High Motivation ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Inferential Analysis ◽  
The Difference

This study was aimed at finding out: (1) the significant difference in speaking achievement between the students who were trained with Instagram activity and those who were not; (2) the significant difference in motivation toward English Speaking between before and after the students were trained using Instagram Activity technique; (3) the interaction between teaching strategies and motivation toward students’ speaking ability; and (4) the students’ feedbacks concerning the Instagram Activity shown by the difference in students’ speaking achievement. This study applied a quasi experimental study. The instruments used to find out the data were questionnaire and tests. The calculation of the study was applying descriptive and inferential analysis. The study result showed that Instagram activity in English speaking class was applied during the process of the teaching and learning in the classroom. It showed significant different on students` English achievement from pre-test to post-test between the students with low and high motivation. It means that Instagram activity could improve students` English speaking skill and could also motivate students to learn more.

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.

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 The Implementation of Technology-Based Media in Improving English Speaking Skill of Hospitality Students in Mataram Tourism College

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuningsih ◽  
Ida Nyoman Tri Darma Putra
Keyword(s):  
Study Program ◽  
Hospitality Students ◽  
Rosetta Stone ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

This research aims to find out the effectiveness of the application of technology-based teaching media to improve the speaking skills of the Hospitality Study Program Students of STP Mataram. In this study, several media that utilize computers and the internet will be used in learning speaking. The use of the application Rosetta Stone, Duolingo, and YouTube videos integrated with the google classroom are used as learning media for students' speaking learning of the hospitality study program students. In this study, 30 students are used as the experimental group and 30 students as a controlled group. The results of this study indicated that the value of t-test > t table (3.462> 2.676), which means that there is a significant difference in English speaking skills using technology-based learning media. In conclusion, the use of technology-based learning media is effective in enhancing students’ speaking skill.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING BLENDED LEARNING MODEL ON ENHANCING STUDENTS' SPEAKING SKILL IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Irma Dewi Isda ◽  
Purwati Purwati ◽  
Imran Imran
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Media ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
English Students ◽  
Speaking Skills

This study aimed at investigating the effect of blended learning on the English-students’ speaking skills at SMAN 2 Patra Nusa Aceh Tamiang. Also, this study investigated students’ level differences of English-speaking skills of SMA Patra Nusa students. Twenty-five students of the eleventh-grade class were involved in this study. This study used a quasi-experimental with pre-experimental design. The instruments used in this study were observation and test (pretest and posttest). The results of data analysis showed that sig. 2-tailed = 0.000 < α (0.05), it means reject H0, accepted Ha. Finding obtained of pretest 77,04 and posttest 88,95. In conclusion, the mean pretest and posttest scores differ significantly. In other words, blended learning positively affects students speaking skills used in the media google classroom at SMA N 2 Patranusa.

scholarly journals THE USE OF INFORMATION GAP TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Ranti Harvi Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Final Project ◽  
Gap Technique ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eleventh Graders ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Average Control ◽  
Academic Year

The final project was about the use of information gap technique to improve speaking skill. The objective of this study was to find out whether Information Gap technique was effective to improve students’ speaking skill or not. A quasi experimental research design was used in this study. The population of this study was the eleventh graders of MAN 2 Semarang in the academic year 2014/2015 with the number of population around 210 students. Non-equivalent groups’ pretest-posttest design was used in this study. Two classes were taken as the samples with around 60 students. The data were collected by using several activities. They were pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The result of this study shows that the pretest average of experimental class was 45.81 while the pretest average of control class was 42.12. After giving treatment for four meetings the posttest average of experimental class was 70.76 and while the posttest average control class was 49.48. The result of the analysis showed that there was a significant difference. It was supported by t-test result, the significant difference in the result of posttest between control and experimental class was 0.00 < 0.05. It means that the use of Information Gap technique in teaching speaking was better than the conventional method. It could be concluded that H1 was accepted that the use of Information Gap Technique was effective to improve students’ speaking skill

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 Shadow Puppet Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-244
Author(s):  
AmaAmalia Nabilah Al-Dama ◽  
Daviq Rizal
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Text Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Speaking Skills

This research aims to use shadow puppet media, which will be used to improve speaking skills in narrative text learning material. The subjects of this study were at MAK Zidny Ilma Warzuqny Fahma students. The sample in this study were students of tenth grade at MAK Ziwfa. This quantitative study focused on student's achievement in the use of shadow puppet media to increase the student's speaking skills in narrative text. The finding of this study shows that shadow puppet media significantly gives effects on student's learning. The conclusion is based on the significance value calculation of the T count > T table, so H0 is rejected; therefore, Ha is accepted. It means that there was a significant difference between student learning outcomes taught by using a shadow puppet media through English speaking skill.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness Of Animation Video In Teaching Speaking To Junior High School

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Kurniati Kurniati
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
T Test ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Statistical Computation ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking

AbstractThere were many problems happened in the E n g l i s h l e a r n i n g p r o c e s s i n S M P N 1 S e ye g a n , s u c h a s ; (1) the students were afraid of expressing their ideas; (2) they were lack of vocabularies; (3) they were bored in studying English including in their learning speaking. Thus, this research was intended to find out the effectiveness of animation video in teaching speaking to seventh graders in SMP N 1 Seyegan-Sleman. It involved 32 students of 7A as experimental class and 7B as control class. It was experimental study to overcome students’ problem in learning English speaking skill and used pre-test and post-test as the instrument. The used design was quasi-experimental study. It was done with pre-test before treatments and post-test after having treatments. It was found that teaching speaking using animation video was effective. It can be seen from the result of the statistical computation using t- test. The t-test result of post-test in both of classes was 2.170 while t-table with the degree of freedom N-2 at 5% significance level was 1.999. It means that the result of the t-test was higher than ttable. Therefore, teaching speaking skill using animation video was considered effective. Based on this finding the researcher suggested to the teachers to use animation video in improving speaking skill especially for students in Junior High Schools.

scholarly journals The Effect of using Picture Strip Story on Students’ Speaking Skill

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-315
Author(s):  
Eva Christina Turnip ◽  
Ades Pranata Purba ◽  
Eva Natalia Sitompul
Keyword(s):  
Second Grade ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Media ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Speaking Skills

This research was conducted at SMP YayasanPangeranAntasari, which located in Jl. Veteran No. 1060/19 Helvetia, Medan, North Sumatera. The data were collected by using a speaking test using pieces of pictures in narrative texts as the media. The results show the picture strip story has a positive effect on students' speaking skills through improving the students' speaking scores. This subject of this research were the students at the second grade A. This research was conducted by researchers starting with giving the pre-test to know the students' speaking ability before conducted the post-test in the last meeting, researchers treat the students using the picture strip story. This study shows the significant effect of using PST has a positive effect on students' speaking skill through the improvement of students' speaking scores.  It was proven by the means in Post-test was higher than in Pre-test (73,55- 48,00). The t.obs>t.table (P = 0,05), df(19). It means that Ha was accepted. Through the scores between Pre-test and Post-test shows a significant difference after being taught using the PST. Therefore, PST is one of some media which can be used to improve the students' speaking skill.    Keyword: Picture Strip Story, Speaking Skill, Effect.       

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