THE APPLICATION OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING METHOD FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL OF GRADE 6 STUDENTS IN HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA

Abstract

This study aimed to compare grade 6 students English speaking skill before and after using communicative language teaching method and investigate their satisfaction towards the use of communicative language teaching method in a English speaking course in Hunan province, China. The data were collected through the use of four lesson plans, pre-test, post-test, questionnaire, and semi-structured interview. The data collection lasted for four weeks. The sample group consisted of 30 students studying in grade 6 in Hunan province.
 The result of the pre-test and post-test indicated that the students in the sample group improved English speaking skill. The students’ post-test mean score(x̅=14.97) was higher than that of the pre-test one(x̅=11.9). The questionnaire on Interest and Motivation, Engagement, and Efficacy in Communicative Language Teaching Method indicated that all of them expressed positive satisfaction towards the application of communicative language teaching method in English speaking lessons. The semi-structured interview also showed positive satisfaction towards the application of communicative language teaching method in English speaking lessons. The study proved that the application of communicative language teaching method is an alternative and effective way of learning English speaking skill in Hunan province, China.