The Use of Station Rotation as a Blended Learning Model to Enhance Students’ Speaking Skill

Abstract

This study aims to explore Master two students’ perception towards the use of the Station Rotation Blended Learning Model to improve their speaking skill. Learning to speak is seen as one of the challenging tasks that EFL learners cannot seem to cope with due to the lack of speaking opportunities inside and outside the classroom. For this reason, teachers need to implement new advanced methods that give them more opportunities and facilitate the teaching of speaking skill. In an attempt to find efficient methods to improve the speaking skill, the study suggests using the Station Rotation Model as a teaching method that combines both traditional learning and online learning. Researchers assume that the implementation of the Station Rotation Model in EFL classes has a positive impact on improving students’ speaking skill. To test this hypothesis, a quantitative approach was utilized with descriptive statistical data collected using a questionnaire administered to 30 Master-two students of English at Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University of Mostaganem. The results showed that most respondents have a positive perception of the Station Rotation Model. They consider that Blended Learning bestows them with more speaking opportunities, motivates them to improve their interaction and performance, and makes the learning process more pleasant.