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Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(1), pp. 37 - 52
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090105
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Dramatizing the CLIL to Promote Learners' Speaking Skills and Their Self-efficacy
Alaa Aladini 1,*, Mahmoud Jalambo 2
1 Department of Education, United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Gaza Field office, Palestine
2 Department of Humanities, University College for Applied Sciences-Gaza, Palestine
ABSTRACT
The current study aimed at exploring the impact of a proposed programme grounded on CLIL and drama on developing 9th graders' English speaking skills and their self-efficacy. The samples of the study were two ninth-grade classes who were chosen randomly from El-Mamounia preparatory girls' school A for Palestinian Refugees in Gaza city. Each class has (34) students. One class was considered as an experimental group and the other as a control group. For the purpose of the study, the researchers used two main tools: (1) a pre-post speaking test, and (2) a students' self-efficacy scale. The findings revealed that the suggested program based on CLIL and drama was effective in improving 9th graders' speaking skills and their self-efficacy. The results showed that the students after they were exposed to the suggested programme, can speak more fluently, accurately, and confidently in English. It became clear that dramatizing the CLIL facilitates understanding the content as it is greatly connected to the learners' life that helps them interact effectively with different situations. The suggested program based on CLIL and drama showed improvement in the students' speaking skills. This may be attributed to different reasons: students were motivated to participate during the implementation of the program as it was interesting to present the lesson in a dramatized way. In light of these findings, the researchers recommend EFL Palestinian teachers to dramatize the CLIL as a means of improving learners鈥� speaking skills and their self-efficacy to learn English and educational drama.
KEYWORDS
CLIL, Drama, Strategy, EFL, Speaking Skills
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Alaa Aladini , Mahmoud Jalambo , "Dramatizing the CLIL to Promote Learners' Speaking Skills and Their Self-efficacy," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 37 - 52, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090105.
(b). APA Format:
Alaa Aladini , Mahmoud Jalambo (2021). Dramatizing the CLIL to Promote Learners' Speaking Skills and Their Self-efficacy. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(1), 37 - 52. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090105.