Project-Based Instruction: Integrating Technology in Speaking Instruction

Abstract

Many Indonesian students of English experience difficulty in mastering their speaking skill which is considered as an indicator of their success in language learning. One approach to enhance this skill is through the integration of technology in classroom speaking instruction. There is potential in the use of technology to support students’ performance in speaking. This study which was of a quasi-experimental design concerned the use of the digital camera in one project-based speaking instruction. It involved thirty eleventh grade students of SMAN 18 Palembang who were assigned either to an experimental group or a control group. The results showed that there was a significant difference in students’ speaking performance before and after the intervention (t=4.672, sig=0.000). In addition, there was a significant difference in the performance (t=3.633) between the students who learned using the digital camera and those who did not. This paper aims to present the rationale and the results of this study which integrated technology to support the teaching of speaking in the English language classroom through project-based instruction.