{"title":"Enhancing English Speaking Skills through Self-Assessment-Based Action Research","authors":"Ariadna Pinto Avilez, C. Larenas","doi":"10.3224/ijar.v16i2.04","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper presents an action research study conducted in an English communicative course at a Chilean university. This investigation aimed to improve university students' speaking skills through the self-assessment methodology. The intervention was held during four weeks, in which participants were exposed to English through task-based lessons that required their systematic self-assessment to develop their speaking skills. With the use of an analytic rubric to measure whether or not there was improvement in pre and post oral interviews, a learning journal and a focus group interview, findings showed that there was a positive change in their speaking performances, and learners appreciated this methodology as a way to improve their academic results. Key words: self-assessment; awareness; speaking; English language; action research ----- Mejoramiento de las habilidades de expresion oral en ingles mediante la investigacion-accion sustentada en la autoevaluacion. Resumen Este articulo presenta una investigacion-accion realizada en un curso de ingles comunicativo en una universidad chilena. El objetivo del estudio fue mejorar las habilidades de expresion oral de los estudiantes mediante la metodologia de la auto-evaluacion. La intervencion tuvo una duracion de cuatro semanas en las cuales los participantes estuvieron expuestos al ingles mediante clases basadas en tareas que requirieron una constante autoevaluacion para el desarrollo de su habilidad de expression oral. Se utilizo una rubrica analitica para medir si es que hubo mejoras en las entrevistas pre y post, una bitacora de aprendizaje y un grupo focal. Los resultados mostraron que hubo un cambio positive en sus desempenos orales y que los estudiantes apreciaron esta metodologia como una forma de mejorar sus resultados academicos. Palabras clave: auto-evaluacion, conciencia, expresion oral, lengua inglesa, investigacion-accion ----- Bibliography: Pinto Avilez, Ariadna/Diaz Larenas, Claudio: Enhancing English Speaking Skills through Self-Assessment-Based Action Research, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, 2-2020, pp. 132-152. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v16i2.04","PeriodicalId":39289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Action Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"132-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Action Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v16i2.04","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract This paper presents an action research study conducted in an English communicative course at a Chilean university. This investigation aimed to improve university students' speaking skills through the self-assessment methodology. The intervention was held during four weeks, in which participants were exposed to English through task-based lessons that required their systematic self-assessment to develop their speaking skills. With the use of an analytic rubric to measure whether or not there was improvement in pre and post oral interviews, a learning journal and a focus group interview, findings showed that there was a positive change in their speaking performances, and learners appreciated this methodology as a way to improve their academic results. Key words: self-assessment; awareness; speaking; English language; action research ----- Mejoramiento de las habilidades de expresion oral en ingles mediante la investigacion-accion sustentada en la autoevaluacion. Resumen Este articulo presenta una investigacion-accion realizada en un curso de ingles comunicativo en una universidad chilena. El objetivo del estudio fue mejorar las habilidades de expresion oral de los estudiantes mediante la metodologia de la auto-evaluacion. La intervencion tuvo una duracion de cuatro semanas en las cuales los participantes estuvieron expuestos al ingles mediante clases basadas en tareas que requirieron una constante autoevaluacion para el desarrollo de su habilidad de expression oral. Se utilizo una rubrica analitica para medir si es que hubo mejoras en las entrevistas pre y post, una bitacora de aprendizaje y un grupo focal. Los resultados mostraron que hubo un cambio positive en sus desempenos orales y que los estudiantes apreciaron esta metodologia como una forma de mejorar sus resultados academicos. Palabras clave: auto-evaluacion, conciencia, expresion oral, lengua inglesa, investigacion-accion ----- Bibliography: Pinto Avilez, Ariadna/Diaz Larenas, Claudio: Enhancing English Speaking Skills through Self-Assessment-Based Action Research, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, 2-2020, pp. 132-152. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v16i2.04