Abstract—The purposes of this research were: 1) to study
and compare speaking skills of Grade 11 students using three
communicative activities, and 2) to study the students’ attitude
towards teaching English speaking skills using the three
communicative activities. The sample group consisted of 49
students at a secondary school in Udon Thani, Thailand,
classified by high, medium, and low according to their
abilities of English speaking proficiency level. The design of
the research were mixed method design. The quantitative data
came from the speaking test and the students’ attitude towards
teaching English speaking. The qualitative data were drawn
from a Learning Log, a semi-structured interview and a
Teacher Journal. A one group pretest-posttest design was also
employed. The research instruments were 8 lesson plans, an
English speaking ability test, and an attitude questionnaire.
Percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test for dependent
samples were employed to analyze data quantitatively. The
research findings were as follows: 1. The students’ English
speaking abilities after using the three communicative
activities were significantly higher than before their use.
(Pretest = 60.80; Posttest = 85.63). 2. The students’ attitude
towards teaching English speaking skills using the three
communicative activities were rated as good
Abstract—The purposes of this research were: 1) to study
and compare speaking skills of Grade 11 students using three
communicative activities, and 2) to study the students’ attitude
towards teaching English speaking skills using the three
communicative activities. The sample group consisted of 49
students at a secondary school in Udon Thani, Thailand,
classified by high, medium, and low according to their
abilities of English speaking proficiency level. The design of
the research were mixed method design. The quantitative data
came from the speaking test and the students’ attitude towards
teaching English speaking. The qualitative data were drawn
from a Learning Log, a semi-structured interview and a
Teacher Journal. A one group pretest-posttest design was also
employed. The research instruments were 8 lesson plans, an
English speaking ability test, and an attitude questionnaire.
Percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test for dependent
samples were employed to analyze data quantitatively. The
research findings were as follows: 1. The students’ English
speaking abilities after using the three communicative
activities were significantly higher than before their use.
(Pretest = 60.80; Posttest = 85.63). 2. The students’ attitude
towards teaching English speaking skills using the three
communicative activities were rated as good
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