METHODOLOGY
A. 1)
Scope of the Study The samples
The sample were 49 Grade 11 students of Satri Rachinuthit School, Udon Thani, Thailand, and the target group were 12 students, divided into 3 English proficiency levels (high, medium and low), using purposive selection.
2) Variables
Dependent Variable was teaching English speaking skills using three communicative activities.
Independent Variables were students’ English speaking abilities and attitude towards teaching English speaking using three communicative activities
B. Instruments
The instruments employed in this study were:
Lesson plans
A test of English speaking ability was used as pretest and posttest
An attitude questionnaire
Students’ Learning Log
A semi-structured interview
Teacher Journal
C.
Data Collectio
Data was collected and the study done in the authentic classroom. A test of English speaking ability test was employed as a pretest. Eight lesson plans with the three different communicative activities were used in a language classroom with 49 students. In the meantime, the students are asked to write their Learning Log, and the researcher wrote the Teacher Journal. After completion of the teaching, the students were interviewed using a semi-structured form. Finally, the attitude questionnaire was employed.
D. Data Analysis
Quantitative and qualitative analyses were done. The quantitative analyses were from a test of English speaking ability and an attitude questionnaire. The qualitative analyses was drawn from student Learning Log, a semi- structured interviews, and the Teacher Journal using a triangulation method.