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This research aimed: 1) to investigate the efficiency of using authentic materials to enhance English listening and speaking abilities in the hospitality industry, 2) to compare Lao undergraduate students’ English listening and speaking abilities in the hospitality industry before and after leaning through authentic materials, and 3) to study the satisfaction of Lao undergraduate students toward using the authentic materials to enhance English listening and speaking abilities in the hospitality industry. The samples used in this study were 41 third-year student at Savannakhet Teacher Training College, Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR who were studying in the second semester of 2013 academic year, selected by simple random sampling technique, the research instruments consisted of 8 lesson plans – 50 items learning achievement test and the satisfaction questionnaire. The satisfaction used to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and dependent samples t- test. The findings were as follows: 1. The efficiency of the lesson plans used along with the authentic materials was 79.56/80.10, which was higher than the criterion set at 75/75. 2. The learning achievement of students’ post-test mean score was higher than the pre-test mean score with statistically significant difference at .01 level. 3. The students’ satisfaction in learning through authentic materials in the hospitality industry in overall was at a more satisfactory level. |
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