IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH MOBILE LEARNING APPLICATION”

Linuwih, Endar Rachmawaty and Winardi, Yohanes Kurniawan (2021) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH MOBILE LEARNING APPLICATION”. PENERBIT DEEPUBLISH (Grup Penerbitan CV BUDI UTAMA), Sleman, Yogyakarta. ISBN 978-623-02-3215-2

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Abstract

In recent years mobile technology has been developed for academic purposes. The traditional academic environment is shifted to m-learning because of the wide use of mobile wireless technology. As mobile applications’ advancement increases in function, Indonesian college students can use the applications to assist their English learning. Mobile applications create more opportunities for students to improve their English ability. Thus, the study investigated the use of a mobile application Busuu in improving students’ speaking skills. This research was classroom action research (CAR) following the research procedures: planning, action, observation, and reflection. This study was conducted in two cycles consisting of two meetings in each cycle. The data collecting techniques used were observation, test, and questionnaire. This research involved fourteen students of a private university in Surabaya. The research findings showed an improvement in students’ speaking skills after using Busuu application in English learning. It was proven by the increase of the mean score of students’ speaking test from 63.43 in cycle 1 to 70.28 in cycle 2. Furthermore, the questionnaire results revealed that the students had a positive attitude towards the use of Busuu in English speaking learning.

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