The use of vlogging to enhance speaking performance of ESL students in a Malaysian secondary school

• Authors: Shoba Andiappan , Goh Hock Seng , Soo Ruey Shing

Abstracts

EN

This study investigates the effect of a vlogging project on Malaysian ESL students’ speaking performance in a secondary school. Additionally, the students’ experience and perception of making and using vlogs in their language learning were also investigated. To this end, a mixed-methods approach was adopted and the data was collected from 73 participants. A quasi-experiment was conducted to determine the effect of the vlogging project while a questionnaire and a retrospective self-report were utilised to obtain the participants’ views pertaining to their experience in creating vlogs. The findings indicate statistically significant improvement in the ESL students’ speaking scores. Additionally, the participants viewed the vlogging project positively and perceived it as a student-friendly learning tool which can also promote self-evaluation and function as a source of motivation. Drawing on the findings, ESL teachers should consider the pedagogical benefits of vlogs and incorporate them as an instructional technique in the language classrooms. This study indicates that the use of vlogs warrants further research in order to inform the feasibility and pedagogical impact of using vlogs to enhance students’ speaking skills.

Keywords

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video-based blogs (vlogs); asynchronous computer-mediated communication; out-of-class learning; ESL students; speaking

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 23-39

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Shoba Andiappan

• SMK Tinggi Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Goh Hock Seng

• Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia

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Soo Ruey Shing

• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia

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