APPLYING THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILLS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VIETNAM

Abstract

Flipped classroom is an approach that is rapidly gaining recognition as a useful teaching approach among learners in Vietnam. The study aims at applying the flipped classroom model to improve speaking skills for  students  at a high school in Vietnam. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed in this study. The data of the study were collected from pre and post speaking test scores and semi-structured interviews. A total of 35 students and one English language teacher participated in this study. The test score results show that before attending the flipped classroom students’ speaking skills were not really good enough; however, after the course students performed considerably better on the posttest than pretest. The interview results indicated that the majority of students have made progress and have been able to increase their fluency, pronunciation, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary and students all felt quite satisfied because they have learned something new and can pronounce the words correctly. The findings of this study revealed that flipped education, which is a form of blended learning, boosted students' language learning, especially speaking skills.