TEACHING ENGLISH SPEAKING FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS THROUGH INFORMATION GAP TECHNIQUE AT PARIS ENGLISH CENTER

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In language skills, speaking has become an essential part of teaching and learning as a means of effective communication in any language. However, there are issues for the teachers who want to improve students’ speaking ability, especially primary level students. Lack of vocabulary, sentence patterns, and monotonous nature of the learning activities are the biggest problems that teachers have to deal with. Therefore, the Information Gap technique has investigated effective strategies for enhancing students' language abilities. This article’s aim is to investigate how this method enhances students' competence and students’ response towards the implementation of Information Gap Technique at Paris English Center, Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan Province. In this study, the author uses quantitative design in two groups including experimental and control group with pretest and posttest. After conducting Information Gap Technique, students are willing to speak in front of the classroom, and enthusiastic in speaking activities.