THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELSA SPEAK APPLICATION ON SPEAKING SKILLS AT ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SIMK KESEHATAN KALTARA
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the ELSA Speak application on the speaking skills of eleventh grade Pharmacy students at SMK Kesehatan KALTARA. This study employed a pre-experimental design with one class pre-test and post-test with four meetings involving 21 students. The assessment of speaking skills was focused on 5 aspects; fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and comprehension. The descriptive text was chosen for evaluating students' speaking skills which focused on the theme of health, including subtopics such as diseases, medicines, health workers, and medical devices. The results of statistical analysis through paired sample t-test showed a significance value of p = 0.000 (p 0.05), which indicated that the use of the ELSA Speak application had a positive effect on students' speaking skills and it was an effective and interesting learning tool to improve spoken English skills.