IMPROVING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS FOR ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS THROUGH POSTER-MAKING ACTIVITIES: A TOOL OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Châu Văn Đôn

Abstract


This study aims at investigating the effect of using poster-making activities as a multiple intelligences (MI) tool on improving learning motivation and developing English speaking skills for English major students. Based on the literature review and related studies, a list of 05 most related skills to English speaking skills were selected for the English speaking training program. The experimental group consisted of 30 second-year students. Tools of the study included a training program based on using poster-making activities as an MI tool to improve students’ learning motivation and develop their English speaking skills, an MI questionnaire, and 03 English speaking pre-post tests administered before, during and after the training course. The experimental speaking training program was taught to students during a 15-week period. The results show that the experimental program has brought positive impacts on students’ learning motivation and improved their speaking skills.


Keywords


multiple intelligences; poster-making activities; motivation; speaking skills

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