A Study of English Teaching Methods by Physical Response and Storytelling towards English Listening, Speaking and Writing Skills of Students of the Faculty of Humanities in Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

Abstract

This research is entitled ‘A Study of English Teaching Methods by Physical Response and Storytelling towards English Listening, Speaking and Writing Skills of Students of the Faculty of Humanities in Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University’. It is a quasi-experimental research and qualitative research with the objectives to study the level of knowledge on English listening, speaking and writing skills as well as to compare between before and after English teaching methods with the physical response and storytelling.

               The research methods and sample group consist of the first year to fourth year students with the number of 186 persons who are studying at the Faculty of Humanities in Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. For data collection, questionnaire and in-depth interview have been used. The data is analyzed from percentage, mean, and inferential statistics using t-test and f-test. As for the significant statistics used for analyzing data is at 0.05 level.

          The result of research is found that for English teaching methods with the physical response and storytelling before teaching in the classroom students have knowledge on English listening, speaking and writing skills in overview pictures, it is at the moderate level, and after teaching again it is at the high level. When comparing by using statistics of t-test, the significant difference is at 0.00 level. From an interview with students, it is found that such a way of the mentioned teaching makes students understand English easier, enabling them to remember vocabularies accurately and students have an opportunity to show their ability in using English language for letting their teachers give some more suggestions.