Journal of Education Research
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026)

The Impact of the 4/3/2 Speaking Technique on EFL Students' Speaking Fluency

Nur Asriayu (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare)
Muhammad Yusuf (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare)
Nurhamdah (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare)
Nurul Hasanah (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of the 4/3/2 speaking technique on EFL students' speaking fluency at MAN 2 Parepare, Indonesia. The study employed a pre-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test design involving 30 eleventh-grade students. Students' speaking fluency was assessed using an analytical speaking rubric covering speech rate, pauses, self-correction, and overall fluency. The treatment was conducted through six speaking sessions using repeated oral production under decreasing time pressure. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), paired-samples t-test, and effect size analysis. The findings revealed a significant improvement in students' speaking fluency after the treatment. The mean score increased from 6.93 in the pre-test to 8.25 in the post-test, with p < .001. The ICC results also indicated excellent inter-rater reliability. Furthermore, the effect size analysis revealed a large effect (Cohen's d = 0.91). These findings suggest that the 4/3/2 speaking technique effectively improves EFL students' speaking fluency.

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jer

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Humanities Education Mathematics Social Sciences

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Journal of Education Research is a peer-refereed open-access journal which has been established for the dissemination of state of the art knowledge in the field of education. This Journal is published for time per year at March, June, September and December by Perkumpulan Pengelola Jurnal PAUD ...