THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH GAME-BASED TEACHING METHOD OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS AT A SCHOOL IN YUNNAN, CHINA

The aims of this study were to improved grade 5 Chinese students in English speaking skill and investigated their satisfaction with the use of game-based teaching method. The study selected a class of 30 students from 3 classes by a cluster random sampling. The first objective was collected through the pre-test and the post-test, analyzed by paired-sample t-test. The second objective was collected through questionnaire and semi - structured interview, analyzed by using mean and standard deviation. The results showed that the students’ English-speaking skill had improved; the mean of the pre-test was 8.93 (SD = 1.94), and the mean of the post-test was 16.23 (SD = 1.90). The students’ satisfaction showed that all students in the sample group were satisfied with the use of game-based teaching in their speaking English classes; the overall mean for 15 items was 3.95 (SD = 0.37). The study found that the game-based teaching method could improve grade 5 Chinese students English speaking skill, and they were pleased with the game-based teaching method.