THE EFFECT OF USING FULL-ENGLISH AS LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IN IMPROVING CHILDREN’S SPEAKING SKILL

NITA KANIADEWI; WIDI SRIYANTO

doi:10.33884/basisupb.v6i1.981

Authors

NITA KANIADEWI UHAMKA
WIDI SRIYANTO UHAMKA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33884/basisupb.v6i1.981

Keywords:

language of instruction, first language acquisition, young language learners

Abstract

This research was an attempt to prove the effectiveness of using full-English as a language of instruction in improving children’s English-speaking skill. Treatments were given in 6 meetings for each of the control and experimental class. Two types of lesson plans were arranged, one used full-English as the language of instruction for the experiment class and the other used mixed language (a combination of English and mother tongue) for the control class. An experiment with a quasi-experimental design and an oral test were used as the method and instrument. Based on the calculation of Chi-square and Fisher tests, it was found that the data of both classes were homogeneous and normally distributed. After fulfilling the requirements, the hypothesis was tested by using the T-test at 0.05 significance level. The findings discovered that t-computation was higher than t-table (+3.25 > +1.67). It indicated that the mean of the experiment class was significantly higher than the control class. The findings above led to a conclusion that the use of full-English as language of instruction was effective in improving children’s English-speaking skill. However, since the children were still beginners of English as a foreign language, then it was advisable to ensure that the English used by teachers be inside the children’s zone of proximal development. It was also recommended for teachers to use broken instead of standard English and to accompany their language input with gestures in order deliver meaning easier.

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