Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the effect of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and drama on developing 9th graders' English speaking skills. Among the speaking skills, the focus of this study is on describing sequence of events based on visual input; expressing personal feelings, emotions and the like; responding to direct questions, instructions, suggestions, offers, visual input and the like and responding to referential, inferential and factual questions. A pre-post achievement test was conducted on a sample of (68) ninth graders who were randomly chosen from Al- Mamounia preparatory UNRWA school in Gaza Strip to represent the study community. Using a checklist to identify the most important speaking skills, the sample was divided into two equal groups (experimental and control). The findings revealed that the program based on CLIL and Drama was effective to improve the 9th graders' speaking skills. Accordingly, the researchers recommend the Palestinian EFL teachers to dramatize the CLIL as a tool of enhancing students' speaking skills.
Highlights
English is used as a common language for mostly the whole world nowadays
The findings showed that teaching through drama and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) can develop students' critical and creative thinking and enhance their participation in a shared learning experience
The results show that students who learnt English through CLIL and drama have significantly improved their level of English speaking skills and language elements
Summary
It's a global language which is widely used in all the fields as scientific research, education, business, the internet, travel and tourism, media and newspapers, software, medicine, engineering, information and technology, entertainment, banking (Rao, 2019; Sabina, 2018; Sadiku, 2015; Torky, 2006 and Keshta, 2000) In this modern world, communication skills play a basic role and they are considered as key to success in all fields. People spend great deal of their time interacting with more people in many daily life situations and, each of these situations requires a different register to be used according to the formality of the moment Speakers use these registers to speak for many reasons
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