Implementing Isan Festival through Task-Based Learning to Promote Grade 5 Students’ English Reading Comprehension
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The research objectives of this study were: 1) to examine the effects of task-based learning focusing on the Isan festival on English reading comprehension of fifth-grade students, and 2) to study students’ satisfaction towards learning English via task-based learning focusing on the Isan festival. The participants were 29 fifth-grade students, who were selected by using cluster random sampling. The instruments were the English lesson plans based on task-based learning focusing on the Isan festival, an English reading comprehension test, and a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean (), standard deviations (S.D.), and pair-sample t-test. The result of this research showed that the mean score of the post-test of the English reading comprehension of the participants who learned English using task-based learning focusing on the Isan festival was significantly higher than the pre-test at the .05 level. In addition, the participants had high satisfaction with learning English via task-based learning focusing on the Isan festival. This study confirmed that using task-based learning focusing on the Isan festival could enhance students’ English reading comprehension.
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