Development and Validation of Module in Oral Communication in Context

Abstract

Introduction

This study was undertaken to develop and validate modules in Oral Communication.

Methods

The research and development method was used following five phases: evaluation of existing modules and identification of problems encountered by the teachers, determining topics to improved, development, validation, and acceptability of the module. The study included three (3) sets of respondents: fifteen (15) English teachers, ten (10) English faculty members, and thirty (30) students to determine the acceptability along with the following: suitability, relevance, and adequacy.

Results

The objectives which do not provide a discernible sequence of expectations were mostly encountered. Furthermore, incomplete lessons, inconsistencies types of activities and on how to be taken by the students were mostly encountered.The prescribed topics to be improved include the following: Unit 1: Lesson 2 –Intercultural Communication and Lesson 1 –Fundamentals of Communication; Unit 2: Lesson 3 –Types of Communicative Strategies and Lesson 2 –Types of Speech Act; Unit 3: Lesson 2 –Principles of Speech Delivery and Lesson 1 –Principles of Speech Writing; and Unit IV: Lesson 1 –Organizing and Delivering a Manuscript and Lesson 2 –Organizing and Delivering a Memorized Speech.

Discussions

Generally, the proposed module was "highly valid", "acceptable", "suitable", "adequate", and "relevant". It was recommended that teachers in basic education should construct learning resource materials like modules to enhance the teaching-learning process, primarily considering areas such as objectives, lessons, and activities as backbones in the preparation, implementation and evaluation phase.