IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Lite

Multimodal Product Promotion: Bridging ESP Learning and Descriptive Speaking Proficiency

Elisanti Agustina (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas PGRI Adi Buana Surabaya, Surabaya, Jawa Timur)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jan 2026

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of multimodal product promotion as a pedagogical strategy to enhance English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ descriptive speaking performance. Specifically, third-semester culinary students enrolled in an English for Culinary course at a private university in Surabaya participated in the research. A quasi-experimental design was employed, with 43 third-semester culinary students were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n=22) and a control group (n=21), in which the experimental group received instruction integrating multimodal product promotion tasks, while the control group received conventional speaking instruction. Students' descriptive speaking performance was evaluated using a validated analytic rubric that included fluency, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and content from reliable experts, and the posttest data were analyzed using an independent samples t-test. The findings revealed a statistically significant difference between the two groups, with the experimental group achieving higher mean scores than the control group, t(47) = 5.63, p < .001, a mean difference of 10.10 points, and a large effect size (Cohen’s d = 1.62). These results highlight the pedagogical potential of multimodal learning tasks in promoting oral proficiency, suggesting that integrating real-world, performance-based activities into ESP instruction can meaningfully advance students’ communicative competence.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ideas

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

IDEAS Journal is published twice a year in the months of June and December (P-ISSN 2338-4778 and E-ISSN 2548-4192); it presents articles on English language teaching and learning, linguistics, and literature. The contents include analyses, studies and application of theories, research report, ...