Story Theatre in Improving the Students’ Speaking Skills in English

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of story theatre in improving speaking skills in English to Grade 12 General Academic Strand (GAS) students, University of Cebu- Main Campus, S.Y. 2020-2021. The result was used as a basis for a proposed action plan. Specifically, the study sought answers to the pretest scores of the control and experimental groups, the posttest scores of the control and experimental groups, the significant difference between their pretest scores, the significant difference between their pretest-posttest scores, and the significant difference between their posttest scores. A quasi-experimental design was used for the control and experimental groups. There were 40 Grade 12 students as subjects of the study. The experimental group was treated with the use of story theatre, while the control group was taught using the lecture method. Pretest and posttest evaluations were used to measure the academic performance of the students for both groups. The findings of the study revealed that most of the students had good level performances. The posttest scores of both groups marked an increase, and the posttest mean value of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Student’s speaking skills in the English language are effectively enhanced with the use of story theatre. The interest, retention and learning ability of the students are better realized when they are actively involved with a combination of the written word, acting, movement and characterization.