Enhancing the development

of speaking skills for non-na

tive speakers of English

 About the research

Kamonpan Boonkit
Faculty of Arts at Silpakorn University
The present study was conducted in the
course Listening and Speaking for Special Co
mmunication.

Action research + the

course
The
students
 Outline

1. Situation
2. Rationales
3. Research questions
4. Methodology
5. Findings
6. Conclusion
 1. Situation

The ability to speak English confidently
in Thai learners is questionable.
The development of confidence to
speak English can be enhanced by usin
g pedagogy.
 2. Rationales

2.1 Significance of speaking and related
research
2.2 Strengths and weaknesses of
speaking for EFL speakers
2.3 A task-based learning approach
 2.1 Significance of
speaking and related
research

Speaking seems to be the most
important skills in effective communicat
ion.
It is benefit for speakers and business
organization.
EFL learners have limited opportunities
to practice outside the classroom.
 2.2 Strengths and
weaknesses of speaking for E
FL speakers

Pronunciation
vocabulary
Confidence and competence
Grammatical competence (e.g.
structure of English)
2.3 A task-based learning
approach

The course were designed by based on
following principles:
a needs-based approach to content selection
a provision of opportunities to use English
an enhancement of the learner's experiences as
important contributing elements to classroom lear
ning
the linking of speaking situations to real world
English
 3. Research
questions

1) What factors help EFL learners to improve/
develop their speaking skills?

2) What are EFL learners strengths and

weaknesses in speaking English for special co
mmunication?
 4. Methodology

4.1 Framework
 Methodology (cont.)

4.2 Subjects
18 course participants of the course Listening
and Speaking for Special Communication in Fac
ulty of Arts, Silpakorn University.
 Methodology (cont.)

4.3 Research instruments
4.3.1 Two interview questions:
1) What factors helped you to develop your
speaking for special communication?
2) What suggestions would you make for the
improvement of Thai EFL students speaking com
petence?

4.3.2 Recordings of the participants speaking

performance
 Methodology (cont.)

4.4 Data collection and analysis
15 weeks of the course
Strength and weakness sheets covered
comments from classmates and the instructor w
ere used.
Inviting the participants to answer the
questions in the interviews
Recoding of the participants performance was
analyzed.
 5. Findings

5.1 Factors enhancing the development
of EFL students speaking skills
 Findings (cont.)

5.2 Strengths and weaknesses of speaking
performance
 6. Conclusion

Conclusion
A task-based pedagogical design provided
opportunities for the participants to speak in diff
erent situations.
Strengths and weaknesses of the participants

Suggestion
Listening can help learners to improve speaking
skills.
A task-based pedagogical can promote
speaking skills.
 References

Boonkit, K. (2010). Enhancing the
development of speaking skills for non-native
speakers of English. Procedia Social and Beha
vioral Sciences, 2, 1305-1309.


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