Boosting Students' Confidence in English Speaking by Pornchanok Chamnanaksorn

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Name: Pornchanok Chamnanaksorn

School: U-Thong School, U-Thong, Suphanburi, Thailand

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Action Stage

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Pre-Speaking

Emphasizing pronunciation by consulting with Cambridge Dictionary website
Providing speaking patterns and extra time for practice

While-Speaking

Using collaborative tasks and games
Group work/Pair work with friends

Post-Speaking

Praising students' efforts and progress, even if small.

Experience

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Improve my teaching
No one solution can fix all classroom challenges
Small changes matter

Classroom Context

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Number of Students: 40

Course Title: Listening & Speaking

Problem: Most students were reluctant to speak English, also some students remained silent.

Using collaborative tasks

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1. Telephone (Whisper) Chain

2. Walk Rally

3. Information Gap

4. Pronunciation Bingo

Q1: What do students think about speak English in class?

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Tools: Questionnaire and open-ended question

Key Finding: Positive attitude - Importance of English speaking skills

Q2: What kind of speaking activities do students like to do?

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Tools: Open-ended question/ focus group interview

Key Finding:

Collaborative speaking activity in group with friends

Q3: What difficulties do students have when speaking English?

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Tools: focus group interview/ observation form

Key Finding:

Challenges with pronunciation, fear of mistakes and time for preparation/practice.

Q4: How do I support my students when speaking English?

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Tools: Observation form

Key Finding: Providing immediate feedback when students make mistakes during speaking

Q1: How does consistent pronunciation practice help reduce students' anxiety and enhance their confidence in speaking activities?

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Finding:

100% of students agreed that emphasizing on correct pronunciation boost their confidence
89.5% agreed it reduced anxiety

Q2: How does implementing a specific speaking model impact students' confidence and participation in speaking activities?

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Finding: 65.8% felt more confident performing speaking activities when speaking models were used.

Q3: How does incorporating games into speaking tasks affect students' engagement in speaking activities?

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Finding: Games are highly effective in making learning enjoyable, with 94.7% of students agreeing.

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Tools:

1. Questionnaire

2. Open-ended question

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