THE CAKE APPLICATION TO CULTIVATE STUDENTS’ COURAGE IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSROOM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32534/nacolet.v3i1.4545الملخص
ABSTRACT
THE CAKE APPLICATION TO CULTIVATE STUDENTS’ COURAGE IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSROOM
Muhammad Ansori
English Language Study Program, Teachers Training and Education Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Cirebon, Cirebon, Indonesia
Email: ansorcakep5@gmail.com
Abstract: This study aims to investigate: (1) Using Cake application in gaining knowledge of speaking; (2) students’ responses toward Cake application as a gaining knowledge of media; and (3) advantage of Cake app in gaining knowledge of speaking. this is a qualitative studies. The instruments in this research used questionnaire and interview. The findings suggest that there are several advantages of the implementation of cake in EFL speaking classroom. They are: (1) Improving students’ pronunciation; (2) Enhancing students’ confidence in speaking; (3) Add more learning experience for students. Besides, several disadvantages are also identified such as Time constraint and Different students’ proficiency level. Therefore, it can be inferred that Cake Learn English for Free app is really suitable to improve the speaking skill despite several disadvantages are identified in its implementation.
Keywords: Speaking Skills, learning speaking, Cake application