TOURIST POLICE’S PERCEPTIONS ON THE USE OF VOCABULARY LEARNING MATERIALS TO ENHANCE SPEAKING SKILLS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v5i6.540Keywords:
English language, tourist police, vocabulary learning materials, speaking skillsAbstract
The study aimed to examine Penang tourist police’s perceptions of the English vocabulary learning materials in promoting speaking skills. Employing a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design, the research used a questionnaire as the primary tool. The participants consisted of 30 Penang tourist police officers, divided into two groups: control and experimental. The control group was instructed using regular learning materials, while the experimental group was taught using specially designed vocabulary learning materials. The purpose was to determine whether vocabulary learning materials could enhance the tourist police speaking skills more effectively than traditional methods. The data collected was analysed using means and standard deviations. The findings indicated that the experimental group, which used the vocabulary learning materials, agreed that vocabulary learning materials helped to improve their speaking skills. Specifically, the mean scores of the tourist police officers’ perceptions towards vocabulary learning materials in the experimental group were significantly higher, with a significance level of 0.00. The results suggest that tourist police agreed the vocabulary learning materials were effective in improving speaking skills. The study concluded that these materials could be beneficial for enhancing the language proficiency of tourist police in Malaysia.
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