Enhancing English Speaking Skills through Self-Assessment-Based Action Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12949635 |
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| Authors | Ariadna Pinto Avilez (corresponding author), Claudio Díaz Larenas (0000-0003-2394-2378) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2-2020 |
| Pages | 132-152 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IJAR – International Journal of Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1861-1303 • E-ISSN: 1861-9916 |
| Publisher | Verlag Barbara Budrich GmbH (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3224/ijar.v16i2.04 |
| OpenAlex | W3045652956 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper presents an action research study conducted in an English communicative course at a Chilean university. This investigation aimed to improve university students' speaking skills through the self-assessment methodology. The intervention was held during four weeks, in which participants were exposed to English through task-based lessons that required their systematic self-assessment to develop their speaking skills. With the use of an analytic rubric to measure whether or not there was improvement in pre and post oral interviews, a learning journal and a focus group interview, findings showed that there was a positive change in their speaking performances, and learners appreciated this methodology as a way to improve their academic results
Action (physics · Action research · Communication skills · Focus group · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Public speaking · Rubric · Self-assessment · Sociology · Task (project management · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Student Assessment and Feedback
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| Highly cited | No |
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