A Systematic Review of Flipped Learning Approach in Improving Speaking Skills

Cassandra Santhanasamy,Melor Md Yunus

doi:10.12973/eu-jer.11.1.127

Abstract

<p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking skills had always been the most challenging skill among the pupils in language learning. The flipped learning approach is an innovative teaching and learning pedagogy that creates better learning experiences in order to improve pupils’ speaking skills. Therefore, this systematic literature review focuses on flipped learning approach in improving pupils’ speaking skills. This analysis is done based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) review methodology. A total of 39 articles related to flipped learning in improving speaking skills published between 2017 to 2020 were identified from Scopus, Google Scholar and ERIC databases. Based on the results, self-regulated learning, interaction, motivation and achievement were the key themes that promotes the benefit of flipped learning to improve pupils’ speaking skills. Hence, this paper is beneficial to policy makers, educators and students in utilizing flipped learning approach to improve pupils’ speaking skills from various levels of education.</p>

Highlights

In the amidst of Coronavirus outbreak, many policy makers are developing new policies and initiatives across the world to ensure the continuity of education
Researchers saw the importance of flipped learning conducted by many educational institutions, and it became a question to test the effectiveness of flipped learning approach in improving speaking skills
The keywords searched aimed to screen and collect any articles to examined the relationship between flipped learning and improving speaking skills. 10 duplicate articles were removed in the screening process, leaving 150 articles

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Introduction

In the amidst of Coronavirus outbreak, many policy makers are developing new policies and initiatives across the world to ensure the continuity of education. COVID-19 pandemic has causes vulnerability in many areas especially the educational field whereby thousands of schools and institutions are closed to encourage social distancing to stop the spread of the virus. In the case of COVID-19, large-scale of changes happened overnight to find ways to optimise distance education and virtual learning was emerging and evolving quickly Educators were forced to adapt to the rapid changes in the education system. Many new changes in the teaching and learning process were brought in during the COVID-19 pandemic such as the flipped leaning approach. The significance in conducting this study was influenced by the Movement Control Order (MCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Researchers saw the importance of flipped learning conducted by many educational institutions, and it became a question to test the effectiveness of flipped learning approach in improving speaking skills. A systematic review of articles will further explore and analyse the benefits of flipped learning approach

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