YAYASAN PENDIDIKAN DARUL MUJAHIDIN NW MATARAM

UNIVERSITAS NAHDLATUL WATHAN MATARAM

FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

IMPROVING SPEAKING ABILITY

THROUGH DIGITAL STORYTELLING
IN SECOND GRADE OF SMA NW ANJANI
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

Prepared By

TEDI RIZAL HARTAWAN

NIM. 1883103

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ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
MATARAM
2022

PENGESAHAN PEMBIMBING

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PENGESAHAN PENGUJI

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PENGESAHAN PIMPINAN

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PERNYATAAN ORISINALITAS

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RIWAYAT HIDUP

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PERSEMBAHAN

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MOTTO

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

All the praise to Allah SWT, the Lord the Merciful for His blesses, so that

I can complete this thesis proposal.

In connection with the writing and finishing this thesis, the writer would

like to thank to the following names:

1. DR. TGH. Lalu Muhyi Abidin, MA as the Rector of Nahdlatul Wathan

University of Mataram

2. Hajjah Lale Yaqutunnafis, S.Sos., M.M. as the Dean of Faculty of Teacher

Training and Education, University of Nahdlatul Wathan Mataram

3. Muh. Junaidi, M.Pd as the Head of English language Education Program

4. Marham Juprihadi, M.Ed as my first consultant

5. Muh. Gupron, M.A as my second consultant

6. All lecturers of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of

Nahdlatul Wathan Mataram

7. Everyone who has helped the researcher in finishing this thesis proposal

Finally, this thesis proposal is far from perfect so other positive suggestions

are welcomed for this proposal improvement. At last, I hope this thesis proposal

will be useful for the readers particularly the teachers and learners of English.

Mataram, November 8th, 2022

Writer

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER..............................................................................................................i
HALAMAN JUDUL.........................................................................................ii
APPROVAL PAGE...........................................................................................iii
PENGESAHAN PENGUJI..............................................................................iv
PENGESAHAN PIMPINAN...........................................................................v
PERNYATAAN ORISINALITAS...................................................................vi
RIWAYAT HIDUP............................................................................................vii
PERSEMBAHAN.............................................................................................viii
MOTTO.............................................................................................................ix
ACKNOLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................x
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................xi
LIST OF FIGURES..........................................................................................xiii
LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................xiv
LIST OF APPENDICES..................................................................................xv
ABSTRACT.......................................................................................................xvi
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION....................................................................1
1.1. Background of the Study.......................................................................1
1.2. Research Questions...............................................................................3
1.3. Objectives of the Study.........................................................................3
1.4. Significances.........................................................................................3
1.5. Scope of the Study...............................................................................4
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW................................................5
2.1 Previous Related Study.........................................................................5
2.2 Speaking................................................................................................7
2.3 The Core of Speaking Skill...................................................................8
2.4 Digital Storytelling................................................................................10
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODS.....................................................12

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 3.1. Research Design....................................................................................12
3.2. Research Setting....................................................................................12
3.3. Research Participants............................................................................13
3.4. Instrument and Data Gathering Technique............................................13
3.5. Data Analysis........................................................................................19
CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH RESULT AND DISCUSSION........................22
4.1. Research Result and Discussion of How is a Digital Storytelling Applied
in Class to Improve Students’ Speaking Ability..............................................22
4.2. Students’ Speaking Ability Improvement through the Use of Digital
Storytelling......................................................................................................44
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS................57
5.1. Conclusions.....................................................................................................57
5.2. Recommendations...........................................................................................58
REFERENCES...................................................................................................60
APPENDICES....................................................................................................62

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figur Pa

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3.4 The Process of Data Gathering Technique 19

4.1 The Comparison of the Results of Pre-Test and Post Test 47

The Comparison of the Results of Pre-Test and Post Test on

4.2 48
All of Speaking Aspects

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 LIST OF TABLES

Figur Pa

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4.1 Results of Students’ Attitude in Teaching Learning Process 23

4.2 The Questionnaires Results 32

4.3 The Results of the Students’ Pre-Test 45

4.4 The Results of the Students’ Post-Test 46

4.5 The Students’ Mispronunciation On Pre-Test 52

4.6 The Students’ Mispronunciation on Post-Test 52

4.7 The Students’ Grammatical Mistakes on Pre-Test 53

4.8 The Students’ Grammatical Mistakes on Post-Test 54

4.9 The Students’ Vocabularies Analysis on Post-Test 55

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 LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Permission Letters

Appendix 2 Lesson Plans

Appendix 3 Screen Captures of Digital Storytelling

Appendix 4 Picture Sequences and Plot Helper

Appendix 5 The Score of the Students’ Pre-Test and Post-Test

Appendix 6 The Students’ Speaking Transcripts on Pre-Test and Post Test

Appendix 7 The Students Attendance List

Appendix 8 List of Interview Questions

Appendix 9 The Summary Results of Interviews

Appendix 10 Questionnaire

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 1.1 ABSTRACT

Tedy Rizal Hartawan. (2022). The Use of Digital Storytelling to Improve

Students’ Speaking Skills. English Language Education Study Program.
Nahdlatul Wathan of University.

Speaking skills are seen as one of the important skills that the

students must have. However, many of the students still avoid speaking in

the target language because of many factors. Many students also feel

unmotivated in learning speaking because of a monotonous teaching

process. Students need an effective medium which is also motivational

for improving their speaking skills. In choosing the medium, the teacher

should consider the students’ characteristic, and one of the students

characteristic in this era is they are digital natives. Because of that,

digital storytelling is considered as suitable teaching medium.

Digital storytelling is the combination of spoken narrative, a number

of digital picture, soundtrack, and new technology to share the story.

Therefore, this research aims to describe how to implement the medium

to teaching speaking skills, especially in retelling a story and analyze the

extent of the use of digital storytelling to improve the students’ speaking

skills.

This research used classroom action research. The participants of

this research were 24 students of XI MIPA class of SMA NW Anjani. The

research instruments were observation checklists, speaking pre-test and

post-test, questionnaires, and interviews.

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 This research used two cycles of action research. There were four

stages in each cycle, namely planning, acting, developing, and reflecting.

The result showed that there was significant improvement from the result

of the pre-test and post-test. The mean score of the pre-test was 62,13,

besides; the mean score of the post-test was 82,21. The result of

questionnaires and interviews indicated that the digital storytelling

improve their speaking skills as well.

In conclusion, the digital storytelling was successful in improving

the students’ speaking skills. Since digital storytelling is presented in

fascinating and interesting way, it can be an effective medium to teach

speaking. As recommendation, digital storytelling can be used as one of

the sources in learning English.

Keywords: Digital storytelling, speaking skills, teaching speaking.

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