The Effect of Online Group Discussion on Students’ Speaking Proficiency Among Secondary School Students
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https://doi.org/10.51200/ijelp.v8i1.6964Keywords:
Online Group Discussion, Speaking Proficiency, Intervention, Students' Perception, Digital LearningAbstract
This research aims to investigate the effect of online group discussion on students’ speaking proficiency among secondary school students and to determine their perceptions towards the method. The design of this research is quasi-experimental, consisting of 43 Form 1 Capella students from an all-boys school, SM La Salle, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Pre-test and post-test, and questionnaire were used to collect data for this research. The intervention was executed with a structured online group activity for several weeks. The data were analysed using paired sample t-tests and descriptive statistics. The overall findings showed significant improvement in students' speaking skills, specifically in fluency, pronunciation and vocabulary. Grammar and accuracy improved a bit. Through the questionnaire, it was reported that students have a positive view towards this method in helping them improve, mainly on their confidence, motivation and engagement. The findings are aligned with Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, which emphasises that peer interaction and scaffolding help learners in language learning. This research implies that the online group discussion method is an effective and student-centred structured method that can help improve speaking performance in an ESL class
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