DEVELOPING INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF 2ND YEAR BUSINESS ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS, LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY THROUGH ACTING AND DRAWING
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This research aimed to develop 2nd year Business English majors’ interpersonal communication skills and to integrate drawing and dramatic approaches to learning to enhance their English fluency in academic year 2019. The population for the research consisted of 14 students: 6 males and 8 females aged between 19 and 23 years. The project took place in the 2nd semester in a 3 hour class from November 5, 2019 to February 12, 2020 for a period of 12 weeks. The tools for data analysis were pretest, posttest, students’ assignments, including their responses to the class activities. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that there was a significant improvement on students’ interpersonal communication skills. They had more confident in using English to communicate their ideas in creative and natural ways along with positive attitudes towards English communication. It can be concluded that integrating drawing and acting in the teaching and learning process was an important factor leading to improving their communication skills on their own.
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