IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH PROGRAM AT DPA KINDERGARTEN

Abstract

In Vietnam, there have been some practices in English teaching in recent years that learning should not limit within the class hours but include experiential activities where students gave opportunities to use English in a more realistic and comfortable environment. This experimental research investigates the impact of experiential activities in English teaching on speaking performance of the 6-year-old students at DPA Kindergarten during the school year 2018-2019. The experiential learning activities implemented in DPA Kindergarten in the mentioned time included Drama Show, Ring the Golden Bell (a quasi TV game show), and English Presentation Contest. The study employed a quantitative method. The participants were 68 students aged 6 at DPA Kindergarten, Thai Nguyen city, Vietnam. The results of the students’ speaking pre and post-test were processed and analyzed through SPSS version 20. The findings indicated that there is a significant relationship between the implementation of experiential activities in English teaching and the improvement in 6-year-old DPA students’ speaking performance. Students who participated in experiential activities in their English study at the kindergarten demonstrated higher scores in the speaking test. In light of the findings, it should advise that experiential activity implemented in English learning for children to enhance their vocal performance.