The Use of Storytelling Technique to Enhance Students’ English Speaking Ability ( An Experimental Study at SMPN 1 Kutapanjang)

Abstract

Based on preliminary interview to the teacher at SMPN 1 Kutapanjang
on 15th of June 2020, the teacher stated that the students’ skill in
speaking were lacking. This was due to the limitation of fluency,
accuracy, clarity, intonation, volume and content. This problem
happened in the school because the teacher rarely replay English
speaking in the classroom during teaching and learning process. There
are many technique to teach speaking English for the students. But in
this research, the writer chose to use storytelling as a technique to
improve speaking abilities of students at SMPN 1 Kutapanjang, Gayo
Lues. Research question in this research is “Is the use of storytelling
technique to enhance students’ English speaking ability at SMPN 1
Kutapanjang?”. Then, object of the study in this research that the
writer would know the use of storytelling technique to enhance
students’ English speaking ability at SMPN 1 Kutapanjang. In this
research, the writer used quantitative approach by using statistical
method. This experiment use pre-test, treatment and post-test. Based
on the qualification of the mean of the postest (posttest), it can also be
seen from the results of data analysis using statistical calculations,
namely using the t test, and by testing the hypothesis at the significant
level ∝ = 0.05 and v = (n-1) and opportunity (1). -α). From the student t
distribution table, it is obtained t table = t _ ((1-α, n-1)) = t _ ((0.95) (24))
= 1.71, so that t score> t table is 16.80> 1.71, then H0 is rejected and
Ha is accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that the storytelling
technique is effective to enhance students’ English speaking ability at
SMPN 1 Kutapanjang. In fact, the writer expects that this research can
inspire future researchers who have a desire to conduct another study
related to enhance storytelling in the class.