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Title:
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMERSION ACTIVITIES IN IMPROVING STUDENTS' ENGLISH SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS

Authors:
Jeromil O. Enoc, Ethel L. Abao

Volume:2 Issue: 5

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1 Jeromil O. Enoc, 2Ethel L. Abao
1,2Cebu Normal University, Osmen Blvd., Cebu City, Philippines

MLA 8
Enoc, Jeromil O., and Ethel L. Abao. "THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMERSION ACTIVITIES IN IMPROVING STUDENTS' ENGLISH SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS." Int. J. Arts&Humanities, vol. 2, no. 5, May 2018, pp. 336-351, ijah.org/more2018.php?id=23. Accessed 2018.
APA
Enoc, J., & Abao, E. (2018, May). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMERSION ACTIVITIES IN IMPROVING STUDENTS' ENGLISH SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS. Int. J. Arts&Humanities, 2(5), 336-351. Retrieved from ijah.org/more2018.php?id=23
Chicago
Enoc, Jeromil O., and Ethel L. Abao. "THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMERSION ACTIVITIES IN IMPROVING STUDENTS' ENGLISH SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS." Int. J. Arts&Humanities 2, no. 5 (May 2018), 336-351. Accessed , 2018. ijah.org/more2018.php?id=23.

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Keywords:
immersion activities, speaking skills, writing skills

Abstract:
This paper aimed to explore the effectiveness of immersion activities in improving students' English speaking and writing skills. Employing an experimental research design of one group of research participants, the study specifically determined whether a significant pre-post difference and mean gain exist in the students' English speaking and writing proficiency levels after they were exposed to two different instructional phases - the conventional phase and the immersion phase. Results and implications of the experiment were discussed and appropriate recommendations were proposed.

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