JELTII (Journal of English Language Teaching and Islamic Integration)
Vol. 9 No. 02 (2026): Journal of English Language Teaching and Islamic integration

Enhancing EFL Students’ Speaking Skills through Augmented Reality: A Pre-Experimental Study

Lutfiatul Indana Zulfa (University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri)
Khoiriyah (University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri)
Sulistyani (University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Aug 2026

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of Augmented Reality (AR) on the speaking skills of ninth-grade students at Insan Qur’ani Junior High School. The study addressed the problem of students’ low speaking proficiency, particularly in pronunciation, fluency, grammar, and vocabulary. A quantitative pre-experimental design employing a one-group pre-test and post-test approach was used. The participants consisted of ten ninth-grade students. Speaking performance tests using a rubric adapted from Brown (2004) were used to collect the data. The treatment comprised three meetings employing AR-based learning activities focused on animal descriptions. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, validity and reliability tests, normality testing, and paired-sample t-tests. The results showed that the mean score of students’ speaking improved from 61.00 in the pre-test to 81.50 in the post-test. The paired sample t-test found a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores (p <.001), indicating that AR had a significantly positive effect on the students’ speaking achievement. Improvements were found on all speaking indicators such as pronunciation, fluency, grammar, and vocabulary. The study found that AR provided a contextualized and interactive learning environment that encourages speaking development and enhances students’ participation and confidence in learning English.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jeltii

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Teaching and Islamic Integration (JELTII) is an open access and peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles or literature review related to English Language Teaching and Islamic Integration, and it is published bianually in January and July. It ...