Synthesis of Research on Teaching Management for Developing English Communication Skills in Primary Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) to study the characteristics of English communication skills development for primary school students during 2015–2025 in Thai-land, (2) to study the key factors influencing the development of English communication skills for primary students. The study employed research synthesis focusing on theses and research articles related to the development of English communication skills among Thai primary school students published between 2015 and 2025 focusing on listening and speaking skills, with a total of 46 studies. Data analysis employed content analysis by cate-gorizing contents, linking theme, finding their relationships, interpreting, and creating con-clusions. Research data were presented using descriptive writing style.
Findings of the study revealed as follows. 1) the characteristics of English communication skills development were: (1) the use of a single instructional method, learning activity, or learning technique,(2) the integration of two instructional methods or activities, (3) the development of learning packages, learning units, instructional models, skill training sets, or curricula, and (4) the application of educational concepts or theories to the design of lesson plans. 2) the influential factors affecting the development of English communica-tion skills among primary school students were: (1) self-confidence in speaking English (2) learning satisfaction (3) students’ opinions and (4) students’ happiness and (5) students’ attitudes.