Cer Sin Thluai House. Implementation of integrated play-based and brain-based curriculum to enhance English listening and speaking skills for communication of preschool students in Myanmar. Master's Degree(Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Payap University. Central Library. : Payap University, 2020.
Implementation of integrated play-based and brain-based curriculum to enhance English listening and speaking skills for communication of preschool students in Myanmar
Abstract:
The aims of this study were: 1) Design and develop an integrated play-based and brain-based curriculum to enhance English listening and speaking skills for communication of preschool students in Yangon, Myanmar; 2) To investigate and compare preschool students' English listening and speaking skills for communication before and after implementation of an integrated play-based and brain-based curriculum; 3) To compare English listening and speaking skills for communication of preschool students taught with an integrated play-based and brain-based curriculum and those taught with traditional methods; 4) To explore the preschool students' reactions and perceptions of an integrated play-based and brain-based curriculum.
Thirty-four preschool students who enrolled at Light of the World Preschool were chosen by means of purposive sampling method. These students were divided into experimental and control groups with equal abilities. The study comprised of the following instruments: Need Analysis Questionnaires for Parents, Need Analysis Interview Questions for Teachers, Need Analysis Interview Questions for Administrator, Listening and Speaking Skills for Communication Test (Pre-test and Post-test), Non-Participant Observation Checklists, Observation Fieldnotes, and the Students' Interview Questionnaires. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive analysis and were looking at frequency, mean, standard deviation (SD), percentages and t-tests. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic coding.
The research results indicate there is a significant statistical difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group. The post-test mean score (39.2353) is higher than the pre-test mean score (7.7647). As a result, the IntegPB/BB curriculum significantly improved the students' English listening and speaking skills for communication. Comparison of the post-test scores of the experimental and control group result shows there is a statistically significant different (t =-3.324, p=.004) between the two groups. The post-test scores of the experimental groups were higher than those of the control group. The IntegPB/BB curriculum is effective because it is better than traditional methods in enhancing listening and speaking skills for communication. Dealing with students reactions towards the IntegPB/BB curriculum, the findings reveal that the students' reactions increased in engagement, participation and interaction as expected behavior toward the IntegPB/BB curriculum. Moreover, the students had positive perceptions in most of the materials, activities, interaction and teaching methods from the IntegPB/BB curriculum. However, a few students had negative perceptions of some of the materials and activities used in the classroom.
The results of the study signify that the IntegPB/BB curriculum able to enhance students listening and speaking skills for communication. Moreover, the IntegPB/BB curriculum is more effective than traditional methods. Finally, students had an overall positive reactions and perceptions toward IntegPB/BB curriculum.