EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM FOR STUDENT SPEAKING IMPROVEMENT

Abstract

This qualitative study explores the role of
English Students Club as an extracurricular program to
improve the English speaking skill of the students of the
English Education Department in the Faculty of Tarbiyah
(Islamic Education) State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN)
Sunan Ampel Surabaya. The informants were 21 students of the
English Education Department who were joining the club as its
members. They were to fill out the questionnaires made by the
writer. In further, an interview was conducted for finding more
details on the club. The findings suggest three areas of
concerns: 1) the students of English Department are suggested
to join English Students Club as an alternative to improve their
English speaking skill; 2) the programs in the club were
related to speaking improvement; 3) Suggestions made by the
writer in order to improve the organization management.