Webinar: A Strategy to Enhance Speaking Skill of Non-native English Speakers

Kartika Marta Budiana; Hariadi  Yutanto

doi:10.21070/jees.v5i1.354

(1) * Kartika Marta Budiana D3 Finance and Banking, STIE PERBANAS Surabaya, Indonesia
Indonesia
(2) Hariadi Yutanto D3 Accounting, STIE PERBANAS Surabaya, Indonesia
Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21070/jees.v5i1.354

Abstract

Low competence in speaking for the students of Non-native English speakers has been crucial challenge so far for the teachers in language teaching in Indonesia. This study attempts to explore the effect of webinar applied in teaching speaking on Students of Non-native English Speakers at one of Business schools in Surabaya. There are three classes observed in this study. Before the webinar was applied, the groups were given test to check their proficiency. After conducting the webinar class, the post-test was given to the groups. The instruments to get the data was the oral test. The results reveal that there is an improvement on post test score in the two out of three classes observed. In contrary, the last class has no improvement on their post test score. Moreover, barriers found during the implementation of webinar in speaking class will be explored.

HIGHLIGHTS:

There is an improvement on the speaking score with webinar using on the two from three classes observed.
Practically, the findings of this study are likely able to give positive contribution and technology using experience to all English teachers as well as the students.

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Author Biographies

Kartika Marta Budiana, D3 Finance and Banking, STIE PERBANAS Surabaya, Indonesia

Kartika Marta Budiana is an English lecturer in STIE PERBANAS Surabaya. She finished her study from Surabaya State University. She took English literature on bachelor degree and Education on Language and Literature on her master degree. Previously, she taught English in many courses from 2009 to 2012. In 2012, she taught English in one of Technical College in Surabaya in 2012 then she moved to STIE Perbanas Surabaya. Her studies concern on English teaching and education. She has published her studies in IAMURE Philippines (2014), MELTA Malaysia (2015), TEFLIN Indonesia (2016), ASIA TEFL (2017) and Semarang State University, Indonesia (2018)

Hariadi Yutanto , D3 Accounting, STIE PERBANAS Surabaya, Indonesia

He completed his Master degree in Information Technology at STTS (Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Surabaya). He became a lecturer in the accounting diploma of STIE Perbanas Surabaya since 2014. He teaches courses in accounting information systems, an introduction to information systems and data processing. He also served as head of ICT in STIE Perbanas Surabaya since 2016. One of his interests is research and development in the field of information technology-based learning development.

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