Video Blogging and English Presentation Performance: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Psychological reports Vol. 117; no. 2; pp. 614 - 630
• Main Authors: Hung, Shao-Ting Alan, Huang, Heng-Tsung Danny
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-10-2015
• Subjects: Achievement; Adult; Blogging; Female; Humans; Language; Male; Pilot Projects; Students - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Videotape Recording; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0033-2941; 1558-691X
• DOI: 10.2466/11.PR0.117c20z6

This study investigated the utility of video blogs in improving EFL students' performance in giving oral presentations and, further, examined the students' perceptions toward video Hogging. Thirty-six English-major juniors participated in a semester-long video blog project for which they uploaded their 3-min. virtual presentation clips over 18 weeks. Their virtual presentation clips were rated by three raters using a scale for speaking performance that contained 14 presentation skills. Data sources included presentation clips, reflections, and interviews. The results indicated that the students' overall presentation performance improved significantly. In particular, among the 14 presentation skills projection, intonation, posture, introduction, conclusion, and purpose saw the most substantial improvement. Finally, the qualitative data revealed that learners perceived that the video blog project facilitated learning but increased anxiety.