Neuroscience

Pedagogy

Perception

Test (biology)

Digital storytelling

Biology

Mathematics education

Visual arts

Philosophy

Paleontology

Psychology

Narrative

Storytelling

Craft

Linguistics

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

In public schools in Malaysia, English is taught for a good 11 years. Nevertheless, it is alarming that although students are able to craft well-written essays, not all of them are able to speak English fluently upon completing secondary school. There is an imbalance of the production skills. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the use of digital storytelling in enhancing students' speaking skills in English and the perceptions of the students with regards to the use of digital storytelling to improve their speaking skills. The study was carried out with 20 Form 4 students studying in a suburban school in Pahang, Malaysia. The main instrument used in this study is the School Based Oral Assessment (SBOA) form which was used for the pre-test and posttest. Their language proficiency was rated as high-intermediate through the SBOA. The results show that there was an improvement in the students' speaking skills after the creation of their Scribe videos and the students had positive perceptions of digital storytelling. Hence, educators could possibly use digital storytelling as a tool to expand their repertoire of teaching strategies and motivate students to speak in English.

Hear Me Out! Digital Storytelling to Enhance Speaking Skills