The Effect of Using Professional Learning Community (PLC) to Enhance the Faculty of Education English Department Student- Teachers’ Oral Performance

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the effect of using professional learning community (PLC) to enhance the faculty of education English department student-teachers' oral performance. The study reviewed literature and previous studies dealing with professional learning community (PLC) and oral performance. The researcher prepared a list of oral performance components as a guide for the design of instruments. The researcher also designed a pre/post oral performance test and a rubric for assessing student-teachers' oral performance. The researcher designed the proposed program for enhancing the student-teachers' oral performance. EFL student -teachers (n=60) were nominated and then divided into two groups. The control group consisted of 30 student-teachers and the experimental group included other 30 of the second-year English Department student-teachers in the faculty of education, to get involved in PLC activities. The researcher adopted the quasi-experimental design. Participants were assessed throughout a pre and posttest. Then, results were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group and indicated that professional community of learning (PLC) was highly effective in enhancing EFL student-teachers' oral performance. Keywords: Professional Learning Community (PLC), oral performance