STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS USING ENGLISH MOVIES TO ENHANCE THEIR ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS

Abstract

The innovative, high-tech applications have been implemented thoroughly in educational settings in recent years. Blended learning and flipped model have applied in teaching and learning the 4 micro-skills of English, of which English speaking skills benefit much from the modern and updated educational technology. This study investigated the students’ perceptions towards the practical use of watching English movies to develop their English speaking skills. The results of before-and-after tests were employed in the quasi-experiment to the class with an experimental group of 32 students compared with a 35-member control group of non-English major students during the second semester 2019-2020 at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry. The experimental class received a positive result from watching English movies; they felt active and interested during the speaking sessions. Thus, the application of this pedagogical implementation yields a beneficial and effective tool for enhancing English-speaking skills. The findings of this research are served as a useful resource for the education policy makers to flare the initiatives in reforming and restructuring the policies of teaching and learning foreign languages. Moreover, this model could be applied in English language teaching.