ENHANCING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS USING AN INTERACTIVE E-STORYBOOK: AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AT ENGLISH CLUB OF SMK N 1 PURWOKERTO ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Speaking is one of the productive skills in English, people are considered to master English if they can speak fluently in English. However, speaking can be challenging for non-native speakers. This research is experimental research that aimed to determine the effect of e-storybook media in improving students' speaking skill. The participants of this research were members of the English Club at SMK N 1 Purwokerto. This research was divided into 2 classes, namely the control class and the experimental class, and each class consist of 15 students. The data collection techniques used in this research were pre-test, post-test, questionnaire, and interview. The qualitative data obtained was analyzed through several steps: classification, reduction, description, and analysis. Meanwhile, for quantitative data which are the speaking test results, it was analyzed by using paired t-test. The result score of pre-test control class was 50.33 and post-test was 50.67, it can be concluded that there is no significant increase. Meanwhile, in the result score of pre-test experiment class was 49.66 and post-test was 69.33. However, it can be concluded that there was significant increase in experiment class. The results are proven by the paired sample t-test between control class and experiment which is 0, 00 or < 0, 05, Ho is rejected and Ha accepted. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of e-storybook is effective in improving the students’ speaking skill.