The Development of Learning Achievement and Satisfaction of Basic English Reading Comprehension Using Task-Based Language Teaching Based on Spoc for the Freshmen Majoring in International Trade in Guangxi Vocational institute of Technology

Abstract

          The purposes of this study were 1) study the organization of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) activities based on Small Private Online Course (SPOC)technique, including a series of activities on English reading comprehension of Chinese freshmen majoring in International Trade in Guangxi Vocational Institute of Technology(ITGVIT). 2) compare learning achievement between pre-test and post- test and post-test with a 75 percent criterion. 3) study the satisfaction of Chinese freshmen majoring in International Trade in ITGVIT towards organizing a TBLT activity based on SPOC technique together with a set of activities English reading comprehension. The samples are freshmen major in International Trade in ITGVIT, the second semester of the academic year 2023, of 30 students obtained by simple random sampling. The research instruments included 1) TBLT English reading learning management plan based on SPOC technique together with a reading activity set on English reading comprehension. 2) the achievement test of 30 questions 3) the satisfaction questionnaire consisted of 15 items. had the Item Objective Congruence value (0.60 ≤ IOC≤ 1.00) and had a difficulty value (0.27–0.53), discriminant value (0.30–0.60) and Lovett reliability value (0.86) 4) the Satisfaction questionnaire with 15 items had an Alpha Cronbach reliability value (0.75). One - Group Pretest – Post test Design was the research design. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and t-test.

          The results of the research are showed as follows: 1) The posttest scores of the course by using TBLT based on SPOC TeachingTechniques were higher than the pretest, and the difference was statistically significant at 0.01 level. 2) The post course by using TBLT based on SPOC Teaching Techniques is higher than 75% full mark standard,and the difference was statistically significant at 0.01 level. 3) Students are satisfied with the learning activities in overall, the average satisfaction of all aspects was at the highest level. (84, S.D. = 0.14)