THE USE OF STORYTELLING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LISTENING SKILL

Nurcahyani, Lorita Fitri (2018) THE USE OF STORYTELLING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LISTENING SKILL. Jurnal Pendidikan Edutama, - (-). -. ISSN P-ISSN: 2339-2258 E-ISSN: 2548-821X (Submitted)

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Abstract

Abstract Listening is a considered as an important ability that has to be mastered. How well someone listens has a major impact on the quality of their relationship with others. Listening ability is also important to be mastered for its benefit in building a good communications. This problem was also faced by VIII A students of MTs Muhammadiyah 3 Sumberrejo as the subject of this study. The students’ listening achievement was categorized as poor. It could be seen from their score on pre-assessment test in a class that don’t can reach the minimum passing score. Therefore, it need some technique to improve students’ listening ability. The technique is called as storytelling technique. The aim of the study is to describe about teaching listening skill through storytelling improve listening skill at the second year students of one of school in the academic year 2017/2018. In collecting the required data, the writer did observation, test, and documentation. There were two cycles in this classroom action research. In which, each cycle are divided to four procedures namely; planning, acting, observing and reflecting and consists of two meetings. The results of pre-test and post-test were used to know the improvement of the students’ listening skill. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the process of teaching listening using storytelling is to improve the students’ listening skill. The mean score of pre-test was 48, 40 to 65 in post-test in first cycle and pre-test in 65, 86 to 80, 4 in post-test in second cycle. The students’ score was getting better in each cycle. It indicates that the students’ listening skill was improved. Therefore, it is better for the students to study English carefully through practice and experience, and to be active and creative in learning English. Keywords: Listening skill, storytelling, improving, narrative text

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