Developing Listening and Speaking Skills in English by Using Task-Based Learning Activity for 1st Year of Vocational Certificate Students
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The objectives of this study were to 1) develop the lesson plans to meet the 70/70 criterion by applying Task-Based Learning Activity; 2) compare English listening skills after learning by Task-Based Learning Activity with a 70% criterion; 3) compare English speaking skills after learning by Task-Based Learning Activity with a 70% criterion; and 4) assess student satisfaction with the Task-Based Learning Activity. The samples of this research consisted of 28 first-year Vocational Certificate students in the Accounting program at Buriram Technical College who enrolled the English for Communication course in the first semester of the 2025 academic year. The research instruments consisted of 1) seven lesson plans; 2) a 30-item multiple-choice English listening skill test; and 3) an English speaking skill test. Students were asked to pair up and discuss one randomly selected topic from three topics. Scores were obtained from an oral test and a scoring criterion. This assessment examined five components: pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. 4) A 10-item student satisfaction questionnaire was administered. Statistics used for data analysis included percentages, means, and standard deviations, and hypothesis testing using a one-sample t-test. The findings revealed that: 1) the learning process efficiency (E1) and the learning outcome efficiency (E2) of the lesson plans were 76.17/75.89, exceeding the 70/70 threshold. 2) The result of comparison between English listening skill and the 70% criterion was the listening mean score was significantly higher than 70% threshold at the .05 level. 3) The result of comparison between English speaking skill and the 70% criterion was the speaking mean score was significantly higher than 70% at the .05 level. 4) The analysis of students’ satisfaction revealed that students were highly satisfied. The average of the satisfaction was 4.85.
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