PUBLIC SPEAKING ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS

R Muhajir,Indah Sri Redjeki

doi:10.32832/english.v12i1.3769

Abstract

In this region, English is mostly learned as the main subject. It starts from elementary school to university level, but most high school graduates cannot speak English even though they have been studying it for three years or more. This stimulated the researcher to create a breakthrough that would make it easier for students to practice their speaking skills as much as possible. The programs consisted of three activities: discussion (hot issues talk), debate forum, and speech presentation. Participants in this study were 50 second-year high school students in Indonesia. They were divided into two groups: experimental and control classes. The experimental class consisted of 25 students who engaged in public speaking activities, while the control class consisted of 25 students who did not participate. The findings of this quantitative analysis showed that members of the experimental class who engaged in public speaking exercises experienced an increase in their English-speaking skills. It can be discovered that public speaking activities can be used as an approach to enhancing the ability of high school students to speak.

Highlights

English is commonly used as the primary subject for Indonesian students
The researcher took 50 students as a sample. He divided them into two groups: Group A consists of 25 students as the main group which was involved in the research that is the public speaking activities
Are the conclusions: 1. The students who participated in the public speaking activities reached better result than the students who did not join the program

Summary

Introduction

English is commonly used as the primary subject for Indonesian students. It is given since they are at the elementary school until the university level. Education stakeholder is still continuously modifying the various subject materials, the system of teaching and learning process and the appropriate methods. These efforts are directed to create students enable to use English in both of oral and written. In this case, the role of teacher is absolutely needed. Considering the importance of English as recognized in Indonesia's educational curriculum, it has been one of the compulsory subjects taught since junior high school; in reality, many elementary schools carry it out as a subject (depending on school policy)

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