Speech Pro Apps: An Innovative Approach in Enhancing Tertiary Students’ Presentation

Abstract

In the present study, the results of an investigation of the use of Speech Pro in Communicative English classroom explored among ten learners to see whether using a mobile application affects the improvement of learners' oral presentation skills. The research respondents consisted of 10 Diploma students who enrolled in Communicative English course in a Polytechnic in Sa-rawak, Malaysia. This research uses three research instruments mainly, pre-test and post-test together with an Oral Presentation Rubric for the course. Based on the findings, the use of this application has helped learners to reduce their anxiety and increase their confidence and motivation levels as well as helped them to formulate a better-structured presentation. Students found the application helpful and can be applied in other subjects as well.