Development of Mandarin Chinese Listening-Speaking Ability Using Role-Play Activities Combined with Vocabulary Exercises of Grade 9 Students in the Foreign Languages Learning Area (Chinese)

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) determine the effectiveness of role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises for Grade 9 students, meeting the 75/75 criterion; 2) compare the listening and speaking abilities of Grade 9 students in Mandarin Chinese using the developed role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises, meeting the 75% criterion; and 3) study the students’ satisfaction with learning using role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises. The sample consisted of 31 Grade 9 students from class 3/8 at Muang Kalasin School, selected using cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) a lesson plan using role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises; 2) a listening and speaking ability assessment; 3) a Chinese speaking ability test; and 4) a questionnaire on student satisfaction with the role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises. The statistical methods used for data analysis were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and. One Sample t-test
 
The research findings revealed that: 1) The effectiveness of the learning activity plan for developing Mandarin listening and speaking abilities using role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises for Grade 9 students was 89.56/86.99, exceeding the set criterion of 75/75. 2) The Mandarin listening and speaking ability of Grade 9 students who learned using role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises was 83.76%, exceeding the set criterion of 75%. 3) Students’ overall satisfaction with the learning activities using role-playing activities combined with vocabulary exercises was at the highest level (x̅=4.72, S.D.=0.52).