Improving EFL Undergraduate Learners’ Speaking Skills Through Project-Based Learning Using Presentation

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Project-based learning has been integrated into EFL instruction to strengthen language learning and practical skills. This research investigated how project-based learning using presentation affects EFL undergraduate learners’ speaking skills and examined students’ opinions toward this approach. The study involved 31 second-year Business English majors, using speaking tests, learning instructions, questionnaires, and interviews. Quantitative and qualitative analyses showed significant improvement in speaking skills and generally positive learner perceptions.

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Advances in Language and Literary Studies ISSN: 2203-4714 [www.alls.aiac.org.au](www.alls.aiac.org.au) | Improving EFL Undergraduate Learners’ Speaking Skills Through Project-Based Learning Using Presentation
Lawarn Sirisrimangkorn*
Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University 340 Suranarai Rd. Muang Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Corresponding Author: Lawarn Sirisrimangkorn, E-mail: [lawarnn@hotmail.com](lawarnn@hotmail.com) | | | --- | --- | | ARTICLE INFO
Article history
Received: February 07, 2021
Accepted: April 16, 2021
Published: June 30, 2021
Volume: 12 Issue: 3
Advance access: June 2021
Conflicts of interest: None
Funding: The research is financed by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Research and Development Institute, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University (NRRU)
Key words:
Project-based Learning, Presentation,
Speaking Skills,
EFL Undergraduate Learners, Communicative Activities | ABSTRACT
Project-based learning has been variously integrated into EFL instruction to promote learners’language learning and skills. The objectives of this research study were to examine the effects of project-based learning using presentation on EFL undergraduate learners’ speaking skills. Furthermore, this study sought to explore learners’ opinions on the use of project-based learning using presentation. The participants of this study were 31 second-year undergraduate students who majored in Business English. The research instruments in this study included speaking tests, project-based learning instructions, questionnaires, and interviews. The obtained data were analyzed by quantitative and qualitative methods for the result interpretation. The findings ofthis study revealed that students’ speaking skills had significantly improved after the project-based learning implementation. Moreover, the students expressed positive opinions towards projectbased learning using presentation as it was perceived to have helped improve their speaking skills. The findings from the interviews revealed that the project-based learning using presentation was positive for learners’ speaking skills according to their presentation tasks, scaffolding activities, and practice of integrative skills. A cooperative learning environment is perceived as useful for learners’ speaking skill improvement. However, time constraint posed a major challenge in the study. Further studies are recommended to encompass a community-based context for speaking skill improvement. Instructional implications derived from the findings include implementing project-based learning using presentation in order to provide learners with an authentic English speaking context and to promote the integrated skills. | INTRODUCTION At the tertiary level, good communication skills are essential for the success of EFL undergraduates in their study and their future careers. English learners should be motivated and provided with opportunities to use English for communicating effectively. Good speaking ability is important for the learners’ progress in the university, and it is also seen asan essential requirement for getting a job out in the working market. This emphasis on the importance and requirement of effective English speaking skills has spurred educational institutions to focus on training their learners to be effective English speakers in order to prepare them for the employment market. Sharma (2014) explains that students’ qualifications should respond to the workplace requirements, and they should be trained in the subject that corresponds to those requirements. Moreover, effective communication is advantageous for a graduate’s career development in the future workplace (Bhattacharyya, Nordin and Salleh, 2009) . Consequently, there should be thorough considerations given to the communicative needs of the students so that they can develop their learning and prepare themselves for their future working careers. This importance pla

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What does the study examine regarding EFL learners’ speaking skills?

It examines the effects of project-based learning using presentation on EFL undergraduate learners’ speaking skills.

Who participated in the research and how were speaking outcomes measured?

The participants were 31 second-year undergraduate students majoring in Business English, and the study used speaking tests along with project-based learning instructions and questionnaires/interviews.

What challenges and recommendations are highlighted in the findings?

Time constraints were identified as a major challenge, and further studies are recommended to include a community-based context for speaking skill improvement.

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