Effects of Video Recording Platform (Flipgrid) on English as Second Language Students’ Oral Performance

Abstract

This study is a quasi-experimental method of research that employed the pretest-posttest-control group design. This aimed to determine the effects of using Flipgrid, a video recording platform, on the oral performance of 80 ESL learners of the Junior High School Department of Liceo de Cagayan University. Forty participants were classified as the experimental group, exposed to speaking tasks using Flipgrid. The other forty were classified as the control group, where they did conventional speaking tasks using Google Meet. In order to gather the data needed, the speaking module of IELTS was modified as a pretest and posttest and was administered before and after the intervention. As for the rating scale, the public version of the IELTS speaking rubric was adopted. The findings revealed that both groups exposed to Flipgrid and conventional speaking tasks significantly increased their oral performance after the intervention. It was concluded that Flipgrid can improve students' oral language performance. Moreover, it was recommended that future researchers conduct studies on Flipgrid during limited face-to-face classes and adopt both conventional and video-recording speaking tasks.