Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 16. Number 1, March 2025 Pp..422-438

The Effect of Using English Instructional Model to Enhance Listening and Speaking English Ability for Primary Six Students

Bantupprik School, Krabi Primary Educational Service Area Office
Krabi, Thailand

Corresponding author: pattirakaitun@gmail.com

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education
Silpakorn University Nakhon Pathom Thailand

Abstract:

This study aims to: 1) compare the students’ comprehension of English listening and speaking before and after the learning course, which was organized using the English instructional model, to enhance English listening and speaking ability for primary six students.; 2) to investigate the students’ development in English listening and speaking skills during the learning course organized using the English instructional model to enhance English listening and speaking ability for primary six students, and 3) to explore the students’ satisfaction with the course organized using the instructional model to enhance the primary six students’ English listening and speaking ability. Samples for the study include 36 primary six students in the second semester of the academic year 2023 at Bantapprik School. The research tools include the instructional model, the handbook, the lesson plan, English listening and speaking comprehension tests, English listening and speaking skills evaluation, and questionnaires on satisfaction with the English instruction model with assessment. The data was analyzed by finding percentages, means, standard deviations, and dependent t-tests and examining the contents. The findings revealed that 1) the students’ comprehension of English listening and speaking after the course is higher than that before the course with a statistical significance of .05 and 2) the development in English listening and speaking skills during the learning course using the instructional model is higher and 3) the students are considerably satisfied with the instructional model.

Cite as:

Detroekpan, P., & Sithsungnoen, C. (2025). The Effect of Using English Instructional Model to Enhance Listening and Speaking English Ability for Primary Six Students. Arab World English Journal, 16(1):422-438

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Dr. Pattira Detroekpan is an English teacher at Bantupprik School, Krabi Primary Educational Service Area Office,
Krabi, Thailand. ORCid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9082-054X

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanasith Sithsungnoen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University Nakhon Pathom, Thailand  ORCid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0981-7825