IMPLEMENTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO PROMOTE ENGLISH ORAL PRODUCTION, INTERACTION, AND ENGAGEMENT OF THAI EFL STUDENTS: A CASE OF TERTIARY THAI DANCE CLASSROOM

Abstract

English language teaching in Thailand has implemented technology in the classroom to improve students' achievement. Similar to Augmented Reality, Technology has been employed in several fields as education. Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology that blends physical objects with the real virtual environment. With the potential of Augmented Reality integrated with a learning approach to enhance student's ability in the English language. This technology has not yet been fully explored in terms of the English language for Thai Dance teachers. At this time, it is hard to investigate which activity is suited for learning the English language. For this reason, the study aims to investigate implementing Augmented Reality Technology to promote oral production, interaction, and engagement of Thai EFL students. The research combines both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect the data. The research instruments were employed to students' observations and combined with Pretest and Posttest used before and after the class. Lastly, questionnaires were administered at the end of the course to examine students' opinions on the use of Augmented Reality Technology in the English classroom. The result showed that the implementation of Augmented Reality in English classrooms had enhanced students' speaking ability and vocabulary. Augmented Reality Technology also motivates students to learn a subject and positive interest in learning the language. From the result of improving students in the English language, it is necessary to integrate technology which suitable for teaching strategies in the EFL classroom.

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