CAR - 1

Citation: Marzuki., Prayogo, Johanner., and Wahyudi, Arwajati. (2016). Improving the EFL learners' speaking ability through interactive storytelling, dinamika ilmu, 16 (1): 15-35.

The purpose of this research is to improve the EFL students' speaking ability using the implementation of interactive storytelling which is related to their daily activities.

In the introduction part, the researchers wrote that there are so many researchers who take speaking in their research. Since they think speaking is the most important skill. Also, some of the students think that having good speaking skill is the main indicator they are good in English.

On the next paragraph, the researchers stated that some researchers which have done in Indonesia were facing some difficulties. Many students were unmotivated in practicing their speaking while the teaching-learning process. Another difficulty is they got difficulties in expressing their ideas in English.

After knowing those difficulties, the researchers were used on the suitable strategy to be applied in the classroom. so, the students can learn how to speak English well and express their ideas freely.

Next, the researchers gave an example, there was a school which located in Bombana, Indonesia., the students at that school had a low speaking ability. the students were difficult to express their ideas. Then, the researchers applied an interactive speaking strategy to improve their speaking.

Most of the students in Bombana are interested in listening for their teacher telling stories, especially folktale sometimes. They tell folktale to their friend.It is believed that using folktale in interactive storytelling strategy for speaking activity is appropriate to improve EFL students' speaking ability.