The Journal of English Literacy Education
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): The Journal of English Literacy Education: The Teaching and Learning of English

IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH READER'S THEATRE

Anita Agustin (Sriwijaya University)
Machdalena Vianty (Sriwijaya University)
Zuraida (Sriwijaya University)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Sep 2026

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not: (1) there was any significant improvement in speaking skill of the eleventh-grade students of SMA N 14 Palembang after they were taught by using Readers Theatre, (2) there was any significant improvement in each aspect of speaking skill of the eleventh-grade students of SMA N 14 Palembang after they were taught by using Readers Theatre, and (3) there was any significant difference in speaking skill between students who were taught by using Readers Theatre and those who were not taught by using Readers Theatre. The sample of this study was 60 eleventh grade students of SMA N 14 Palembang, who were divided into control and expreimental groups, and each group had 30 students. To collect the data, each group was given a pretest and a posttest. The data were analysed using paired sample t test and independent sample t-test. The result showed: (1) there was a group after they were taught by using Readers Theatre (mean diff=22.10; p-value=.000), (2) the mean score of each aspect of speaking skill in the posttest was higher than in the pretest and p-values were <0.05 and (3) the mean difference of posttest of experimental group was significantly higher than the control group (p-value=.000). In conclusion, Readers Theatre can

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jele

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

The Journal of English Literacy Education (JELE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published twice a year by the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sriwijaya University, Indonesia. The journal focuses on research and development in English as a Foreign ...