DEVELOPING SPEAKING SKILLS IN ESP CLASSES IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Abstract

 Annotation. Mastering speaking skills are necessary for high school students in order to face the globalization era in this modern world. However, the speaking competences improved by the high school students are still needed to be increased. That is why this research tried to answer some questions: the lack of ESP speaking innovative approaches for students of high schools; what kinds of ESP speaking digital technologies high school students needed; and how effective was the implementation of digital tools in ESP classes. Teachers of English had been asked about using digital tools in ESP lessons and the eleventh grades had been chosen. In conducting the study, students were observed and interviewed about using ICT tools in ESP classes to level up their speaking skills and educators were interviewed about the effectiveness of using digital tools in ESP classes to develop students’ speaking abilities. The interviews were conducted; questionnaires were given to the students to identify their needs and interests to develop speaking skills in classes. It was found out that the researching was considered effective based on the interview results and very good based on the questionnaire analysis.