Abstract
Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) has been widely implemented in ELT. However, little used it specifically in speaking class in Islamic studies course. This research, which was a four-cycle action research conducted at the fourth semester English Language Education students at an Islamic university in Lampung, Indonesia aimed to find out how CTL can improve speaking skills especially in the subject of public speaking which includes storytelling, speech, News casting and drama in Speaking for Islamic Studies course. The data were obtained qualitatively through interviews, observation and filed notes during the learning process and also quantitatively through speaking tests for four cycles. Data were then analyzed by comparing the results of the pre-test, 55. 63 and the results of the post test after taking action in each cycle, namely storytelling gained 60.45, speech reached 64.9, news casting was 66.70, and the final drama reached 73.2. In addition, students tended to feel enthusiastic to work together in study groups and also thought critically, especially when connecting understanding the concept of language with the appropriate language context during their involvement in the speaking class. In other words, CTL could improve the students’ speaking abilities and also the quality of their learning activities. Thus, CTL could be implemented as one of the effective methods of speaking learning, especially those related to the Islamic context.
Highlights
In the context of education in Indonesia, language learning gets special attention, especially in the acquisition of a second language, namely English which acts as the main foreign language (Lauder, 2009)
This research, which was a four-cycle action research conducted at the fourth semester English Language Education students at an Islamic university in Lampung, Indonesia aimed to find out how Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) can improve speaking skills especially in the subject of public speaking which includes storytelling, speech, News casting and drama in Speaking for Islamic Studies course
The aspects of speaking are one of the benchmarks of active and acceptable language skills; this is in line with the statements of Richard and Rodgers, as cited in (Rahmah, 2018, p. 60), who revealed that most language learners in the world focus on how they are qualified and experts in speaking skills
Summary
In the context of education in Indonesia, language learning gets special attention, especially in the acquisition of a second language, namely English which acts as the main foreign language (Lauder, 2009). In English language learning in universities especially for students of English study programs in State Islamic Higher Education (PTKIN), these two factors can be realized effectively so that the students are able to understand the theoretical concepts of English and implement it by using English actively and communicatively both in the context of learning in particular and in the surrounding environment. In other words, learning that emphasizes the integration of understanding the concept of language which is motivated by the internal factors of the students and its application in accordance with the environmental context is still not effectively presented in every learning activity in the classroom
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