Improve English Speaking Skill for Students through cooperative activities at Thai Nguyen University of Economics and Business Administration.

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Students at Thai Nguyen University of Economics & Business Administration are expected to get B1 level in English according to CEFR as the requirement for graduates. Recently, the percentage of students graduating on due date has been decreased as their English proficiency could not meet the standard. Seeking for appropriate teaching methods to improve the quality of students seems to be a challenging task for lecturers at TUEBA. Based on that condition, this study is aimed knowing how cooperative activities improve the students’ speaking skill. The subject of this study was 45 sophomores in Financing and Banking at TUEBA. The research method used was an action research. This study conducted two meetings for the first cycle. The intruments used in this study were speaking tests, observation check list, and questionnaires.The result of the study showed that the students’ speaking skill was improved as they enjoyed the activities in class by having a discussion, sharing, and cooperating well. Their improvement was proved by their speaking test results which increased from test to test. Some certain cooperatives activities were believed to be highly effective when applying to students at the medium and higher level of English.

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