The Development of Integrated Learning Combining Task-Based Learning with Isan Traditional Songs to Enhance the English Speaking Ability of High Vocational Automotive Mechanic Students
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Teaching English for vocational students in Thailand has been described as a challenging task, especially for teaching English speaking skills. Most of students are not interested in learning English because they intensively focus on their major subjects. Additionally, teaching approaches and methods are the significant factors that influence students’ interest. As a result, these factors would cause low students’ English proficiency score. Therefore, the objectives of this study were twofold: 1) to study and compare students’ English speaking ability before and after studying English speaking ability using integrated learning combining Task-based Learning with Isarn traditional songs and 2) to investigate the students’ attitude towards teaching English speaking ability using integrated learning combining Task-based learning with Isarn traditional songs. The sample consisted of 20 first-year high vocational certificate students in the second semester of the academic year 2024 at That Phanom College, Nakhon Phanom University. The instruments used were: 1) lesson plans for teaching English speaking using integrated learning combining Task-based learning with Isarn traditional songs; 2) an English reading speaking ability test; and 3) an attitude questionnaire towards teaching English speaking using integrated learning combining Task-based learning with Isarn traditional songs. The findings revealed that: 1) the students' pretest and posttest mean score in English speaking ability were 99.95, or 55.09 percent and 132.22, or 73.44 percent, illustrating that the students’ posttest mean score was higher than the set criterion of 70 percent, and that the students' English speaking ability was significantly higher than their pretest scores; and 2) the mean score of attitude toward integrated learning combining Task-based learning with Isarn traditional songs was at a positive level.
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