The Development of English Communication by Project Based Learning of Undergraduate Students

Abstract

This study aimed 1) to develop an English lesson plan of project-based communication
management for improving thinking skills, English achievement and attitude towards English learning of the undergraduate students based on the 80/80 standardized criteria efficiency, 2) to
compare academic achievement before and after the use of the project, and 3) to study learners’
attitudes towards learning English. The random sample was 70 undergraduate students of Faculty
of Business Administration and Information Technology of Rajamangala University of Technology
Tawan-Ok: Chakrabongse Bhuvanarth Campus. The sample was selected by a simple random
sampling. The statistics used were mean (X̅), standard deviation (S.D.), process efficiency values,
content validity, difficulty (P), discriminant power (r), test reliability, and t-test. The results showed
that 1) the efficiency of the English lesson plans of project-based communication management
for improving thinking skills, English achievement, and attitude towards English learning of the
undergraduate students was 80.00/88.69, which was higher than the standardized criteria; 2) the
learning achievement of the students after using the English lesson plans of project-based
communication management was higher than before using the English lesson plans at the .05
level of the statistical significance, and 3) the average attitude of the students towards English
learning after using the English lesson plans of project-based communication management was at
a high level.