EFFECTS OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO ON THAI EFL NURSING STUDENTS’ ORAL COMMUNICATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2021.24Keywords:
EFL communication, EFL speaking, E-learning, E-portfolio, Oral communicationAbstract
This quasi-experimental study aims at examining the limitation of Thai EFL nursing students' oral communication before and after e-portfolio treatment. The study investigated the types of errors as well as the improvement in oral communication skills after the use of the e-portfolio, and reinforce their English oral communication. The nursing students' opinions towards the e-portfolio implementation in speaking class was also reviewed as a part of the study. To achieve these objectives, 45 first-year undergraduate nursing students who enrolled in the English for Everyday Life course given in the academic year of 2018 (first semester) were chosen as the participants. The participants were engaged in spoken English lessons that was designed according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). During the semester, the participants were required to complete the monologic speaking tasks and submit them to the digital web-based e-portfolio. The researcher, who manages the e-portofolio, would provide them with feedback. The participants' oral communication skills were analyzed using surface structure taxonomy to identify their spoken limitations. The data were classified into four taxnomy surface strategies: omission, addition, misformation, and disordering. The findings of study demonstrates the improvement in communication and less frequent errors in the students' speech after the implementation of the e-portfolio.
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