The Effects of using podcasts and self-reflection activities with Thai TEFL university students

Effects of using podcasts and self-reflection activities with Thai TEFL university students

Name: Lum, Richard

Organization : Mae Fah Luang University

keyword: Podcasts

LCSH: English language \x Study and teaching \x Foreign speakers

Classification :.LCCS: PE1128.A2

LCSH: Learner autonomy

Abstract: This study investigated whether podcasts can be used to promote positive attitudes toward self-reflection for the development of speaking in Thai TEFL university students. A semester long podcast and self-reflection project, utilizing technology within a Constructivist approach, was implemented with 75 TEFL students at a university in northern Thailand. The participants were convenience sampled from the second year Listening and Speaking course within which the project was implemented. They completed ten podcast recordings and self-reflections throughout the semester and also completed a final written self-reflection report at the end of the semester. Quantitative data were gathered via an adapted version of Elliot’s (1995) Pronunciation Attitude Inventory that was administered pre-treatment and posttreatment. Qualitative data were collected via focus groups at the end of the semester and also from the participants’ final written self-reflection reports. The quantitative data were analyzed using mean and median to determine the attitude for particular items, and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test to compare the pre-treatment and post-treatment survey responses; the effect size was identified using the Effect Sizes for Non( Parametric Data Calculation. The qualitative data were analyzed using the “Scissorand- Sort Technique” to identify any themes and attitudes the students expressed toward the podcast and self-reflection activities, as well as any effects on self-awareness and ability to self-monitor, their self-esteem and self-confidence when speaking. The results revealed that the podcast and self-reflection activities had a positive impact on the students’ learner autonomy, language skills and self-confidence, and that the participants felt the podcast and self-reflection activities were useful. There were significant increases in the students’ belief in their ability to identify their own pronunciation errors and their belief that they can improve their English pronunciation, as well as a significant increase in the students’ attitude toward recording themselves and doing self-reflections.

Mae Fah Luang University

Address: CHIANG RAI

Email: library@mfu.ac.th

Name: Akara Akaranithi

Role: Advisor

Name: Glenwood Irons

Role: Co-Advisor

Created: 2014

Issued: 2015

Modified: 2020-04-08

Issued: 2015-10-19

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Thesis PE1128.A2 L957e 2014

eng

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: English for Professional Development

Grantor: Mae Fah Luang University

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