Development of basic Chinese Speaking Skill using Active Learning Activities for Chinese Major Students of Chandrakasem Rajabhat University

Abstract

            The objectives of the study were: 1) to develop Active Learning activities to improve of basic Chinese speaking skills; 2) to study the learning achievement of Chinese Major students in Chandrakasem Rajabhat University before and after using Active Learning activities to develop basic Chinese speaking skills; and 3) to study the satisfaction of learners towards the organization of Active Learning activities to develop basic Chinese speaking skills of Chinese Major students in Chandrakasem Rajabhat University. Participants of this study were 30 1st-year Chinese Major students studying in the course CHIN1201 listening and speaking Chinese I during the second semester of 2018 Academic Year. The instrument used in the research were: 1) Active Learning lesson plan; 2) 2W3P approach to implement Active Learning activities in communicative language class; 3) Learning achievement test; and 4) student satisfaction questionnaires. Statistics used in data analysis were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and effectiveness index analysis.

            The results of this research study showed that 1) the effectiveness of Active Learning activities to develop basic Chinese speaking skills for the first year students was found to be greater than the criteria range, at 91.36: 94.67; 2) after using Active Learning activities to develop basic Chinese speaking skills, students’ learning achievement in post-test scores were found to be higher than that of pre-test result; and 3) the results of student satisfaction towards the use of active learning to develop basic Chinese speaking skills for first year students at Chandrakasem Rajabhat University revealed that in overall, the average satisfaction of students towards organizing Active Learning to develop basic Chinese speaking skills was ranked the highest (µ = 4.47, SD = 0.26)