TITLE Improving English Speaking Skill by Using StorytellingAUTHORS Miss Khwanrudee Boonpan Miss Kanokporn Chinnabut

Miss Kanokwan Ruangcharn Miss Niramon SamornADVISOR Assoc.Prof.Dr.Thooptong Kwangsawad

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: (1) to compare the results of pre-test and post-test of speaking skill by using storytelling including telling story with puppets, telling story with pictures and telling story by doing the role play. (2) to find out creative thinking during using storytelling. The sample of this research was 36 Pratomsuksa 6/1 students of Thetsaban Si Sawat Witthaya School selected by using purposive sampling technique. The instruments of this research were 4 lesson plans for developing English speaking skill and creative thinking by using telling story with puppets, telling story with pictures, and telling story by doing the role play, English speaking test, and creative thinking assessment. The collected data were analyzed by using mean, percentage, standard deviation, and dependent t-test.

The results of data analysis showed that: (1) the results of a pre-test and a post-test of speaking skill by using storytelling, showed that the post-test scores were higher than pre-test at the .05 level of significance, (2) the results creative thinking were 38% for the first lesson plan, the second lesson plan

(60%), the third lesson plan (60%), and the fourth lesson plan (57.78%).

In conclusion, teaching English speaking skill by using story telling could improve students’ speaking skill and creative thinking. Therefore, teachers could use story telling techniques for teaching English speaking skill and creative thinking.