JoEELE
Vol 5, No 3, July (2026): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education

Improving Islamic Senior High School Students’ Speaking Skills Through the Debate Method

Lisa Novita Sari (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Sultan Baa (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Nur Aeni (Universitas Negeri Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jul 2026

Abstract

This investigation explores the role of the Structured Classroom Debate method in elevating speaking proficiency among students at MAN 4 Bone. Adopting a quantitative pre-experimental design, specifically a one-group pretest-posttest model, the study involved 30 tenth-grade participants. Speaking was evaluated through an oral assessment rubric focusing on fluency, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and argument coherence. Post-intervention analysis demonstrated substantial gains, with mean scores climbing from 42.66 (pretest) to 90.13 (posttest). The N-Gain score reached 0.84, categorized as high effectiveness. A paired samples t-test produced a significance level below 0.001, affirming the statistical validity of the improvements. Notably, every speaking component advanced, with fluency exhibiting the most dramatic increase, followed sequentially by vocabulary, pronunciation, argument clarity, and grammar. These outcomes indicate that debate activities foster greater oral engagement, refined idea structuring, and heightened delivery confidence. Consequently, the Structured Classroom Debate emerges as a highly suitable and impactful technique for advancing speaking abilities in educational settings.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JoEELE

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

JoEELE: Journal of Excellence in English Language Education is an international peer-reviewed and open-access journal in language education. The aim is to publish conceptual and research articles that explore the application of any language in teaching and the everyday experience of language in ...