Speaking Practice for EFL Students Through SCMC: Talking to Foreigners Online

Abstract

Many of EFL students might still face difficulties in acquiring speaking skills during their English study. In order to achieve success in speaking English, SCMC is used as other media of learning besides learning in classroom. This study that aimed to describe EFL (English as Foreign Language) students’ speaking practice experience in SCMC using such as Omegel, Skype, Whatsapp, Facebook and Holla. It involved two undergraduates EFL students from the English Language Education Program (ELEP) of the Faculty of Language and Arts and one student from Informatics Technology Program, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga. The data were collected through students’ journals and analysed employing a descriptive qualitative method. Furthermore, to get more insight toward their learning through SCMC, interview was done. Finally, conclusions are drawn regarding SCMC in providing students’ speaking experience for the practice and improvement of speaking skills for EFL students.