A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH TO DEVELOP ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF GRADE 9TH STUDENTS AT BAN HUAI SOM TAI SCHOOL

Abstract

The purposes of this study were (1) to develop English communication skills of Grade 9^th Students at Ban Huai Som Tai School, Thailand by using an online instruction with short story, (2) to study the satisfaction of the students. The participants in this study were thirteen students selected one group-class of the students in the 9th Grade by purposive sampling. The action research methodology was applied for development procedure consisted of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The instruments were lesson plans, questionnaire, behavioral observation form, learning recording and quiz. The results indicated that (1) students were improved their communication skills through classroom action research and reached the development score ,(2) most participants were very satisfied on English learning through classroom action research to develop English communication skills.