Effectiveness of Duet Conversation Strategy Using TikTok on Students’ Speaking Skill

Abstract

Students need to be able to speak English, yet many fail owing to a lack of classroom experience. While teachers often explain content, students mostly listen, which limits improvements. To solve this, innovative teaching strategies, like the duet conversation strategy, can help improve students' speaking abilities.The aim of this study was to find out the effectiveness of duet conversation strategy using TikTok on students’ speaking skill. The method of this study was pre-experimental research. The design used in this study was one group pre-test and post-test design for one group. The research participants were 31 students of a state junior high school in Magelang.Oral tests were carried out to collect research data. The data was analysed by a statistical expert using paired sample t-test. Based on the result of paired sample t-test, the Sig. (2-tailed) was 0.000 lower than 0.05. The result showed that duet conversation strategy on TikTok significantly affect students' speaking abilities. This study highlights the effectiveness ofduet conversation strategyusing TikTok can be implemented as an alternate media to assist learners in improving their speaking skill. However, there are still some difficulties such as the presence of unfamiliar words and lack of time when students are practicing using duet conversation on TikTok. Implementing duet conversation strategy on TikTok has the potential to increase students' speaking abilities, but it must be carefully planned and integrated into the curriculum to coincide with more formal and organized language learning objectives.