UTILIZING DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN EFL CLASSROOM: A FOCUS ON PRACTICING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Abstract

Digital Storytelling is one technique used to teach English. It has been conducted by many teachers because it is very beneficial to students. In this research, the researcher would like to know the implementation of digital storytelling and students’ perceptions of Digital storytelling techniques used in class. This research was conducted in one of senior high school in Medan. This study used qualitative design as the research methodology. The participants of this study were 26 students class tenth senior high school on EFL classroom. The findings from this research indicated implementation digital storytelling in senior high school and the students’ perceptions about digital storytelling. By using digital storytelling they have increased their enthusiasm for learning English. By using digital storytelling make students more fun, enjoyable, and excited in Learning English. The findings also showed that digital storytelling can improve students’ speaking skill. This research is a qualitative design research with case studies. Observations, interview, close ended and open ended questionnaire were as the research instruments for this study.