Enhancing Thai secondary school students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation with drama-based activities and Facebook

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Wongsa, Manit and Son, Jeong-Bae. 2022. "Enhancing Thai secondary school students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation with drama-based activities and Facebook." Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 16 (1), pp. 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2020.1853134

Article Title	Enhancing Thai secondary school students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation with drama-based activities and Facebook
ERA Journal ID	35700
Article Category	Article
Authors	Wongsa, Manit (Author) and Son, Jeong-Bae (Author)
Journal Title	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching
Journal Citation	16 (1), pp. 41-52
Number of Pages	12
Year	2022
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
ISSN	1750-1229
	1750-1237
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2020.1853134
Web Address (URL)	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17501229.2020.1853134
Abstract	The study reported in this article explores Thai secondary school students’ English as a foreign language (EFL) learning experiences and examines the effects of using drama-based activities and Facebook on the students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation in learning EFL. The study employed a mixed methods approach to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. The study used Facebook together with drama-based activities to deliver English language lessons in EFL classrooms. A total of 40 students from two Grade 12 classes and two Thai EFL teachers at a high school in Thailand participated in the study. Data was collected through English speaking tests, Attitude and Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) questionnaires, classroom observations and interviews. The results of the study indicate that drama-based activities and Facebook had positive effects on the students’ speaking skills and increased their motivation and positive attitudes towards learning the English language; they also provided the students with an interactive and flexible learning environment where they could actively communicate and collaborate with their teachers and peers. Findings suggest that drama-based learning activities and Facebook can be creatively integrated to assist language learning in the EFL classroom.
Keywords	English as a foreign language, speaking skills, attitudes, motivation, drama-based activities, Facebook
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	390405. Educational technology and computing
	470401. Applied linguistics and educational linguistics
	390108. LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy
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Byline Affiliations	Srinakarindra the Princes Mother School, Thailand
	School of Education
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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