THE DESIRABLE STATES OF ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT OF SARASAS AFFILIATED PRIMARY SCHOOLS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ORACY SKILLS FOR COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to study: 1) the concept of academic management and oracy skills for communication and learning and 2) the desirable states of the academic management of Sarasas Affiliated Primary Schools. Mixed Methods was used to complete this study. The 36 informants comprised of the school Directors, Deputy Directors of Foreign Language Academic Affairs and teachers. The data was collected through the use of questionnaires and interviews. Data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and the qualitative data was analyzed by inductive analysis. The results showed that the desirable states of the Sarasas Affiliated Primary Schools Management made the concept of English oracy skills for communication and learning. Overall, it was at a high level. When the academic management was classified by academic areas, it was found that the areas with the highest averages were measurement and evaluation of teaching supervision, learning process development, curriculum development and media learning resources development and the use of technology for education respectively. When classified by skill in using English language oracy skills, it was found that the overall desirable state was at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the skills with the highest averages were social and emotional skills, cognitive skills, linguistic skills, and physical skills respectively.