A Development of Storytelling in Teaching English Speaking at Junior High School

Abstract

This research is conducted to motivate students' speaking skill in English. The purpose of this research is to design a learning model namely 'Storytelling' to be used as a valid, practical, and effective model to teach English speaking skills at Junior High School (SMP) level. This research is a development research (R&D). The population was the eighth-grade students of Junior High School in Sungai Penuh Subdistrict, Sungai Penuh City. The data in this research are in the form quantitative data. The instruments used on the development of the Storytelling model in teaching English speaking skills were questionnaires, checklists, and English-speaking tests. The questionnaire was made in the form of Likert scale. It was used to measure the implementation of the learning process of English speaking skills in schools. The model has been implemented and validated before being applied by the teacher in the teaching process. The pre-test and post-test scores were analyzed by means of descriptive statistical analysis, homogeneity test, normality test, and t-test using computer facility for SPSS Version 16.0 program. The storytelling learning model for students' speaking skills has generated products namely model book, teachers’ book and student’s book. The findings of the research can be referred as guidance by teachers and students in order to improve speaking skills through storytelling.