Enhancing Thai secondary school students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation with drama-based activities and Facebook
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Article Title | Enhancing Thai secondary school students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation with drama-based activities and Facebook |
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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 | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Srinakarindra the Princes Mother School, Thailand |
School of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5zzq/enhancing-thai-secondary-school-students-english-speaking-skills-attitudes-and-motivation-with-drama-based-activities-and-facebook
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