Enhancing Students’ Motivation, Speaking Confidence, and Religious Character through the Shadowing Technique: A Community Service Program at MTs NW Loyok
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shadowing technique; , speaking confidence;, learning motivation;, religious character; , community service; , EFL learners; , Islamic education.Abstract
This community service program was conducted to strengthen students’ learning motivation and English-speaking confidence through the implementation of the Shadowing Technique at MTs NW Loyok. The training was designed by integrating religious character reinforcement, focusing on discipline, sincerity, gratitude, and honesty embedded within the learning activities. A pre-test–post-test evaluation was employed to measure changes in both motivation and speaking confidence. The findings indicate a significant improvement across all measured aspects. Students’ motivation increased from a mean score of 62.40 to 81.75, producing a mean difference of 19.35 and an N-Gain of 0.51, categorized as moderate. A paired-sample t-test yielded a t-value of 9.82, exceeding the critical value of 2.064, confirming a significant improvement in learning motivation. For speaking confidence, students’ scores increased from 6.8 to 7.6, representing an 11.76% improvement. In a second dataset, the mean score rose from 7.4 to 8.4, yielding a gain of 1.0. The decrease in standard deviation from 1.03 to 0.66 reflects more consistent improvements among students. Overall, the integration of the Shadowing Technique with religious character building proved effective in enhancing both motivation and speaking confidence among students at MTs NW Loyok.
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