THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPEAKING SKILL AND CHINESE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT BY USING COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING AND MULTIMEDIA FOR GRADE 9

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were 1) to compare the Chinese speaking skill before and after using Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia in learning management, 2) to study the learning achievement of Chinese subject by using Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia in learning management, and 3) to study the satisfaction of students in learning management by using Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia. The participants were 42 Grade 9 students from Woranari Chaleom Songkhla School in the second semester in 2023 academic year selected by purposive sampling. The research instrument consisted of 1) 9 lesson plans using Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia, 2 hours per plan, totaling 18 hours, 2) Chinese speaking test 3) an achievement test of Chinese subject, 4) a questionnaire on satisfaction of student towards learning management using Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia, 5) Chinese speaking skill checklist, and 6) Learning Journal. Statistics used in the research include mean, percentage, standard deviation and t-test dependent. The research finding revealed that 1) Chinese speaking skill of Grade 9 students after learning by using Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia was significantly higher than before learning with statistic level of .05 2) The learning achievement in Chinese subject of Grade 9 students after using Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia in learning management was higher than 70 percent criteria with statistic level of .05 3) Grade 9 students’ satisfaction with the use of Communicative Language Teaching and Multimedia was at the highest level.