HONING THE ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE VIDEO PRODUCTION

Abstract

It is of prime importance to hone oral communication skills even at a young age. However, it is not always easy to develop one’s oral communication skills as there are various challenges along the way. In this study, the researcher sought to address the common difficulties of Grade 11 G.A.S students when speaking the English language. The researcher chose collaborative video production as a tool to enhance the respondents’ oral communication skills. The researcher facilitated two interviews where evaluators assessed the level of communication skills of the respondents in terms of interactive communication, discourse management, fluency and pronunciation. During the pre-assessment, the researcher observed the strengths and weaknesses of the respondents as communicators. The researcher provided a series of lectures and feedback to the respondents in preparation for the final output, a collaborative video production which the researcher evaluated, Afterwards, the researcher facilitated the post assessment where the same set of evaluators re-assessed the level of communication skills of the respondents. Comparing the results of pre-assessment and post-assessment, the researcher found that the collaborative video production as a tool made a moderate impact on the development of oral communication skills of the respondents. The researcher concluded that the use of collaborative video production could hone the oral communication skills of students, but is not the only tool for the purpose. Therefore, it was recommended that teachers of oral communication should explore other tools to effectively home the communication skills of the youth.

Keywords: Collaboration, Communication, and Video Production