Enhancing Oral English Communication Ability of Thai EFL Undergraduates via Interactive Reading Comprehension Teaching (IRCT)

Autor/inn/en	Shimray, Yaruingam Phungshok; Intharaksa, Usa; Jaihow, Patson; Sinwongsuwat, Kemtong
Titel	Enhancing Oral English Communication Ability of Thai EFL Undergraduates via Interactive Reading Comprehension Teaching (IRCT)
Quelle	In: Education Quarterly Reviews, 4 (2021) 1, S.122-129 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2657-215X
Schlagwörter	Communicative Competence (Languages); Oral English; Second Language Learning; Undergraduate Students; Young Adults; Student Motivation; Self Efficacy; Reading Comprehension; Reading Assignments; Reading Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Small Group Instruction; Teaching Methods; Interaction; Foreign Countries; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Schulische Motivation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Leseverstehen; Leseunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interaktion; Ausland
Abstract	This paper reports on the effectiveness of Interactive Reading Comprehension Teaching (IRCT) in improving the oral English communication ability of Prince of Songkla University (PSU) undergraduates. It is based on a preand post-test quasi-experimental study employing IRCT, composed of self-study reading assignments and a structured peer-teaching project. The participants who were purposively sampled to partake in the study included 105 second- and third-year undergraduates from various faculties who were enrolled in a functional reading course, of which 46 was assigned to the control group and 49 was treated as the experimental group. One-on-one and group oral assessments were administered to both groups at the end of the course after IRCT implementation. The results showed IRCT had a very positive effect on the oral communication skills of the students in the experimental group, significantly improving their confidence and motivation toward speaking English. The students' opinions from a questionnaire also revealed high speaking improvement, reinforced by evidence from close observations, interviews, and student work samples. IRCT was, therefore recommended as a reading-based approach to improving students' oral English communication. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01