English Camp for Speaking Skill Development: Thai Students' Perspective

SILMY AMELIA

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Abstract : English camp or outdoor classroom activity is an English activity that aims to create a new atmosphere in learning English through various types of activities. This study aims to investigate Thai students’ perspectives of English camp which was to develop students’ speaking ability. The method in this study was descriptive quantitative. The participants involved in this study were 50 students at Eakkapapsasanawich Islamic School, Krabi, Thailand who joined the English camp. The instrument used by the researcher in this study was a questionnaire that was adapted from (Asmara, 2016) by considering two aspects which include: students’ perspective on the English camp, and the English camp for speaking skill development. The process of data analysis used Microsoft Excel. Based on the finding, Thai students perceived that English camp activities could help develop their speaking skill. In this case, this study is anticipated to be helpful to other researchers and may serve as a source of information or inspiration for other researchers who are interested in the subject on the effect of English Camp on speaking skill development. As the limitation of the instrument used by the researcher, therefore, it is recommended for future researchers to add instruments and raise different topics about the English camp especially  in speaking skill development.

Keywords : English Camp, speaking skill, Students' Perspective


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