Developing Speaking Skills Using Virtual Speaking Buddy
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v12i05.6955Keywords:
Less proficient students, primary schools, second language learning, speaking skills, virtual speaking buddy.Abstract
This interdisciplinary study integrates ICT in education through the innovation of an interactive audio-based application as a tool to enhance English language speaking skills among less proficient students. Drawing on the sociocultural perspective of learning, the application named ‘V-Buddy’ has been developed and tested with a group of participants which consists of five primary school students and an English language teacher. The teacher was briefed of her role as a facilitator before the students were exposed to V-Buddy for eight weeks. Adopting one group pre-test and post-test experimental design as its methodology, the teacher was asked to evaluate the students' level of confidence to speak prior to and after their engagement with the V-Buddy. The teacher was also interviewed to obtain her feedback on V-Buddy whilst the students were asked to complete the Personal Report of Confidence (PRC). The analysis reveals that all the students developed higher confidence level after their engagement with V-Buddy and the teacher perceived it positively which suggests its potential to be used as a tool in developing speaking skills among less proficient students.
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2017-05-31
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Ab. Rashid, R., Mohamed, S. B., A. Rahman, M. F., & Wan Shamsuddin, S. N. (2017). Developing Speaking Skills Using Virtual Speaking Buddy. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 12(05), pp. 195–201. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v12i05.6955
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