Developing English Language Speaking Skills for Communication Using a Skill Training Set

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) develop an English conversation skill training package for first-year undergraduate students at Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University, 2)to study the students’English-speaking competence for communication through the use of the package among first-year undergraduate students at Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University, and 3) To evaluate students’ satisfaction toward the use of the English conversation skill training package among first-year undergraduate students at Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University. The sample group consisted of 30 undergraduate students enrolled in the “English Usage Skills in the Information Technology Era.” course (0080101) during the first semester of the academic year 2024 at Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University.
The participants were selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included: English conversation skill training package, an English-speaking test, and
a student satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentages, mean, standard deviation, and paired samples t-test. The research findings were as follows:
1) The English conversation skill training package was rated as highly appropriate in terms of overall quality. 2) The students’ English-speaking ability for communication improved significantly after using the training package, with the post-test mean score at 14.60
(SD = 2.02) compared to the pre-test mean score of 8.40 (SD = 2.02), with a statistically significant difference (t = 16.78, p < .001). 3) Students expressed a high level of satisfaction with the conversation skill training package, with a mean satisfaction score of 4.25 and a standard deviation of 0.62.