Tesis

Improving speaking fluency and confidence through collaborative story completion in an islamic EFL setting / Ajri Khairani

Abstrak
Speaking is one of the most challenging skills for EFL learners particularly in Islamic higher education contexts where students often begin with limited exposure to English and low confidence in oral communication. Despite the importance of speaking skills in the globalization era many students in Islamic universities struggle with fear of making mistakes limited vocabulary and poor fluency largely due to inadequate prior instruction and the lack of culturally relevant pedagogical approaches. Previous research on teaching speaking has widely explored techniques such as role-play debates and storytelling yet little attention has been given to story completion as a collaborative technique that integrates both linguistic and affective dimensions of speaking especially within Islamic education contexts. This presents a gap as the use of familiar Islamic narratives and values is crucial in shaping learner engagement and motivation if Islamic themes are not incorporated learners may perceive tasks as less meaningful resulting in lower participation and confidence. To address this gap this classroom action research was conducted at an Islamic university in South Kalimantan with 18 beginner-level students enrolled in the Language Development Program. The study aimed to improve students rsquo speaking skills measured in coherence fluency vocabulary pronunciation and discourse markers and their confidence in speaking English. The intervention applied the story completion technique supported by collaborative learning principles and guided by Nation rsquo s Four Strands framework combining meaning-focused input and output language-focused learning and fluency development. Data were collected through pre- and post-tests observation checklists questionnaires and audio/video recordings across two cycles of implementation. The findings revealed a significant improvement in students rsquo speaking performance with mean scores increasing by 23.78 points particularly in coherence vocabulary and discourse markers while fluency and pronunciation showed more gradual progress. Qualitative data further indicated that students demonstrated increased confidence more active participation and reduced speaking anxiety fostered by the use of culturally familiar Islamic narratives and visual prompts in group-based storytelling. These results suggest that story completion when implemented through collaborative learning and contextualized with Islamic content is a powerful technique to enhance both linguistic competence and confidence in EFL speaking classrooms.

Informasi Detail

DDC

Rt 420.83 KHA i

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, 2025.

Deskripsi Fisik

xi, 114 lembar : ilus. ; 30 cm.

Bahasa

No Reg

00919/RT/25

Edisi

Tesis (Pascasarjana)--Universitas Negeri Malang. 2025

Subjek

1. BAHASA INGGRIS - BERBICARA - STUDI DAN PENGAJARAN
2. ENGLISH - SPEAKING - STUDY AND TEACHING

Pembimbing

1. Siti Muniroh, S.pd, M.a., Ph.d; 2. Sari Karmina, S.pd, M.pd, Ph.d

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