STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL

language teaching

Speaking is one of the four necessary skills in learning English because it helps people express their thoughts or ideas. However, teaching speaking requires a lot of time and efforts because it is a productive skill which needs a long time to master. The study aimed to find out the students’ perception on the effectiveness of using Project Based Learning on improving speaking skill at Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy by using a mixed method of the survey, consisting of quantitative and qualitative method. The respondents of the research consisted of 30 students from the first and second year students learning general English program. The close-ended questions of the questionnaires were used to get the results of data using a five point Likert scale analyzed by SPSS, version 17 and some open-ended questions were also utilized to get further detail. The results of the study revealed the effectiveness of using Project Based Learning in speaking skill and posed some implications while integrating Project Based Learning in the classroom. Therefore, the research suggested that this communicative approach should be implemented in teaching English, especially in teaching speaking.

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