Creative Education, 2022, 13, 1327-1336
https://www.scirp.org/journal/ce
ISSN Online: 2151-4771
ISSN Print: 2151-4755
DOI: 10.4236/ce.2022.134080 Apr. 19, 2022 1327 Creative Education
Speech Pro Apps: An Innovative Approach in
Enhancing Tertiary Students’ Presentation
Yong Hua Ying
1,2
, Katherine Livan Kehing
1,2
, Mohamad Sobri Suhaili
1,2
, Melor Md Yunus
2
1
General Studies Department, Politeknik Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia
2
Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
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 stu-
dents 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.
Keywords
Speech Pro, Presentation Skills, Tertiary Education, Language Application
1. Introduction
Development in technology, especially information and communication tech-
nology (ICT) and transparency in its usage are two significant phenomena that
are expected to be the key characteristics and have implications for changing the
learning paradigm of the 21
st
century. In a study carried out by Farisi (2016), the
author implied that no organization today would produce results without im-
plementing technology into every element of its day-to-day activities. It is time
for schools to optimize technology’s influence as well. As the use of mobile
technology for language teaching and learning is increasingly growing, Mobile
Assisted Language Learning (MALL) offers easy accessibility without the limita-
tions of both location and time for any learner. Devices such as smartphones,
How to cite this paper: Ying, Y. H., Keh-
ing, K. L., Suhaili, M. S., & Md Yunus, M.
(2022). Speech Pro Apps: An Innovative
Approach in Enhancing Tertiary Students’
Presentation. Creative Education, 13, 1327-
1336.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2022.134080
Received: February 16, 2022
Accepted: April 16, 2022
Published: April 19, 2022
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