Improving Students’ Speaking Skills by Using Storytelling

Caroline Sabatiana Ambarita (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Junita Siahaan (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Resperdiana Purba (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Irma Khoirot Daulay (IAIN Kediri)

Linguistic, English Education and Art (LEEA) Journal
Vol 6 No 1 (2022): Linguistic, English Education and Art (LEEA) Journal

This study aims to describe the improvement of speaking skills using the story telling method in X MIPA-1 SMAS Yayasan Pendidikan Pangeran Antasari. The research method used is qualitative. Two sessions were held to perform this research. The initial study’s findings revealed that during the first meeting, 50% of the participants dared to speak English in front of the class and 60% were able to do so. At the second meeting, 80% of the students were willing to speak in front of the class and could speak English to 90% level. From the data obtained, it can be concluded that there was an increase in speaking ability for X MIPA-1 SMAS Yayasan Pendidikan Pangeran Antasari. Key words: Story Telling, Teaching Speaking Skills