Sukhuman Janputtipong. Application of task-based learning to develop english speaking ability and attutude towards learning english : a case of Mathayomsuksa IV students at Chumsaeng Chanutid School, Nakhonsawan Province. Master's Degree(English for Professions). Rangsit University Library. : Rangsit University, 2013.
Application of task-based learning to develop english speaking ability and attutude towards learning english : a case of Mathayomsuksa IV students at Chumsaeng Chanutid School, Nakhonsawan Province
Abstract:
The purposes of this quasi-experimental research were to study the effectiveness of the speaking instruction activities, which was based on task-based learning, by comparing the students' English speaking ability and their attitudes towards learning English. Sixty Mathayomsuksa 4 students in Chumsaeng Chanutid School were purposively selected. They were equally divided into two groups: 30 students in the experimental group were instructed through task-based learning; whereas the other 30 students in the control group were taught through a tradition teaching method or PPP. Based on the two group pre-test post-test design, the study covered a period of 18 learning periods in total. The experimenting instrument featured lesson plans and the data collecting instruments included the speaking test and the attitude questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and t-test.
The results of this study were as follows:
1. The English speaking ability in the experimental group was significantly higher at the .05 level.
2. The attitudes towards learning English in the experimental was significantly higher at the .05 level.