The effectiveness of using service-learning approach in developing "tourism and hotels" secondary stage students' efl productive skills

Abstract EN

The current study aims to develop Tourism and Hotels Secondary Stage Students' EFL productive skills (speaking and writing skills) via using service-learning approach.

Thirty students enrolled in the first year, in Al-Horeya Secondary School for Tourism Services and Hotels Affairs, were the participants of this research.

The researcher designed the EFL productive skills Test (a speaking test and a writing test) to be used as a pre-posttest, and a scoring rubric.

Two intact classes were nominated at random from the first year of secondary school students and assigned to an experimental group and a control group, 30 students in each group.

The experimental group were taught using the service-learning approach whereas the control group received the regular instruction.

Pre- and post- performance tests of speaking and writing skills were constructed and administered by the researcher.

The data obtained were statistically analyzed.

Findings revealed that using service-learning approach was effective in developing Tourism and Hotels Secondary Stage Students' EFL productive skills (overall speaking and writing skills as well as their sub-skills(.