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