USING ROLE-PLAYING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS’ CHINESE SPEAKING SKILLS IMPROVEMENT IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING PROGRAM, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, CHIANG RAI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The purposes of this study were 1) to create and measure the effectiveness of a learning plan using role-play activities according to the 80/80 criteria; 2) to compare Chinese speaking skills before and after learning by using role-play activities.; 3) to study students’ satisfaction towards the role-play activities.

The research samples were the first-year students from the Chinese Language Teaching Program, Faculty of Education, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, who enrolled in the course of Chinese listening and speaking II (TCN1202) in the second semester, academic year 2020. The cluster random techniques were used to select 26 students from group 1 for the study. The research tools were a learning plan using the role-play activities, pre and post Chinese speaking skill tests, and students’ satisfaction questionnaire on the role-play activities. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics such as percentage, mean (  ) and standard deviation (S.D.).

The results showed that:

1. 1. The efficiency value (E1/ E2) of the learning plan using the role-play activities was at 85.33/88/77, which was higher than the 80/80 criteria.
2. 2. The Chinese speaking skills of the students after studying using role-play activities of the students were higher than before ,with statistical significance of .05 level.
3. 3. The students were highly satisfied with the use of role-play activities for the improvement of their Chinese speaking skills.