The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking Skills
The aim of this action research is to examine the effects of creative drama activities used in a 7th grade English course to improve speaking skills. Accordingly, the study sought to answer the following research question: How can the students’ speaking skills be improved? The idea that creative dra...
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2020-01-01
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| author | Özlem Göktürk Muhittin Çalışkan Mustafa Serkan Öztürk |
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| description | The aim of this action research is to examine the effects of creative drama activities used in a 7th grade English course to improve speaking skills. Accordingly, the study sought to answer the following research question: How can the students’ speaking skills be improved? The idea that creative drama activities could improve speaking skills, and that this improvement may help students develop positive attitudes towards the course formed the theoretical foundations of the action plan. The study lasted 10 weeks. Before and after the implementation, an attitude scale and a speaking exam were administered to the students. Creative drama activities were implemented for 8 weeks. The quantitative data were analyzed through paired sample t-test. An inductive approach was adopted for the analysis of the qualitative data. It was found that the creative drama activities improved the speaking skills of students and this improvement positively affected the attitudes towards the course. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed56cf281b5f416f863c6e629694d7252023-02-15T16:16:36ZengAraştırma Temelli Etkinlik DergisiAraştırma Temelli Etkinlik Dergisi2146-57112020-01-01101The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking SkillsÖzlem GöktürkMuhittin ÇalışkanMustafa Serkan ÖztürkThe aim of this action research is to examine the effects of creative drama activities used in a 7th grade English course to improve speaking skills. Accordingly, the study sought to answer the following research question: How can the students’ speaking skills be improved? The idea that creative drama activities could improve speaking skills, and that this improvement may help students develop positive attitudes towards the course formed the theoretical foundations of the action plan. The study lasted 10 weeks. Before and after the implementation, an attitude scale and a speaking exam were administered to the students. Creative drama activities were implemented for 8 weeks. The quantitative data were analyzed through paired sample t-test. An inductive approach was adopted for the analysis of the qualitative data. It was found that the creative drama activities improved the speaking skills of students and this improvement positively affected the attitudes towards the course.https://ated.info.tr/ojs-3.2.1-3/index.php/ated/article/view/1action research, speaking skills, creative drama, attitude |
| spellingShingle | Özlem Göktürk Muhittin Çalışkan Mustafa Serkan Öztürk The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking Skills Araştırma Temelli Etkinlik Dergisi action research, speaking skills, creative drama, attitude |
| title | The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking Skills |
| title_full | The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking Skills |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking Skills |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking Skills |
| title_short | The Effects of Creative Drama Activities on Developing English Speaking Skills |
| title_sort | effects of creative drama activities on developing english speaking skills |
| topic | action research, speaking skills, creative drama, attitude |
| url | https://ated.info.tr/ojs-3.2.1-3/index.php/ated/article/view/1 |
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