The Development of English Listening and Speaking Abilities Using Role-Playing Activities with Multimedia for Grade 6 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop the English listening skills of Grade 6 students using role-playing activities integrated with multimedia, ensuring that students scored at least 70% of the total score and that no less than 70% of the students passed the criteria, and 2) to improve the English speaking skills of Grade 6 students using role-playing activities integrated with multimedia, ensuring that students scored at least 70% of the total score and that no less than 70% of the students passed the criteria. The target group was 18 students from Grade 6/2 at Suanson Khon Kaen School, selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments included: 1) six lesson plans with a total duration of 12 hours, 2) learning outcome records, 3) behavior observation forms, 4) an English listening test, and 5) an English-speaking test. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and percentage. The findings were as follows: 1) The students' English listening performance had an average score of 12.4, equivalent to 83% of the total score, with 94% of the students (17 students) passing the set criteria. 2) The students' English-speaking performance had an average score of 11.8, equivalent to 79% of the total score, with 89% of the students (16 students) passing the set criteria.