Using sociodrama in EFL speaking class

Related to student achievement

https://doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v4n4.262

Authors

  • Berita Mambarasi Nehe Education College of Setia Budhi, Indonesia
  • Ilza Mayuni Jakarta State University, Indonesia
  • Aceng Rahmat Jakarta State University, Indonesia

Keywords:

Action Research, Sociodrama Method, English Speaking Skill

Abstract

This paper address the improvement of students’ speaking skill through sociodrama method for higher education students. In Indonesia, English is studied as a foreign language from elementary school up to university degree. But, generally speaking, Indonesians’ English competency is nothing up to intermediate level. This concern led to action research which uses design Kemmis and Mc. Taggart model and is applied in four steps; they are planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. It illustrates the way in which the result of teaching learning in every cycle. The study examines in detail how students develop their speaking skills when engaging in play. The instruments to collect information were students’ test, students’ interviews, observation sheets and field notes. The study examines in detail how students develop their speaking activity when engaging in play in every cycle. In cycle 1, students’ participation is they establish communication with acceptance criteria, while in cycle 2 and 3 they grow their communication well after the researcher gives additional treatment about the sociodrama-base speaking task. The findings revealed that doing speaking task based on sociodrama were the most frequent activities done by students to develop and practice speaking in the classroom with the additional task in the form of homework and it improved every cycle. This research indicated that the implementation of sociodrama task-based helped the students practice speaking skills a lot and improved their speaking skills on aspects of pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, and comprehension.

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Published

2018-07-19

How to Cite

Nehe, B. M., Mayuni, I., & Rahmat, A. (2018). Using sociodrama in EFL speaking class: Related to student achievement. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 4(4), 44–52. https://doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v4n4.262

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4: July 2018

Section

Research Articles
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