DEVELOPING A SMART ENGLISH SPEAKING MODULE FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN AN ENGLISH DORMITORY PROGRAM
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https://doi.org/10.31851/xf4xr782Keywords:
English dormitory program, instructional material development, module feasibility, research and development, speaking skillsAbstract
The English dormitory program at IAIN Kerinci requires first-year students to use English daily through three structured sessions but lacks a shared instructional reference. This study developed a smart English speaking module and evaluated its feasibility through expert validation and practicality through student responses and speaking performance. Using a research and development design, the study followed six stages: needs analysis, product design, expert validation, revision, practical validation, and final revision. Interviews involved five instructors, while three experts evaluated the module using Likert-scale questionnaires. Ten first-year students trialled the module across three topics and completed a practicality questionnaire and a speaking assessment adapted from Brown (2004). Expert validation yielded 86.0% for content, 87.0% for design, and 91.6% for language, producing an overall score of 88.2% (Very Feasible). Student responses reached 84.5% (Very Practical), while speaking performance averaged 3.76 on a five-point scale, with grammar highest (3.97) and fluency lowest (3.63). The lowest validation scores occurred in the activity layer, indicating a priority for further refinement. The study contributes a module structured around three daily sessions as one instructional cycle and demonstrates the value of identifying specific weaknesses beyond reporting overall feasibility scores.
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