The Impact of Flipped Classroom on Speaking Skills of Engineering Students: An Experimental Study

Authors

  • C. Vijaya Bhaskar Department of English, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • S. Soundiraraj Department of English, Anna University, Chennai – 600025, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16920/jeet/2026/v39i4/26109

Keywords:

Flipped Classroom; Communication Skills; Tertiary Level Students; English Language Learning; Engineering Students

Abstract

The present research work deals with the effectiveness of flipped classroom method on enhancing the first-year students’ speaking skills studying in engineering college. Further, the study investigates students' perceptions of flipped classroom learning. 80 students were selected from two different engineering branches based on convenience sampling and equally separated into different groups, i.e., experimental and control. The two participant groups learnt the language through different methods, i.e., the control group was instructed by means of conventional teaching method and the experimental group through the flipped classroom method. Speaking assessments and semi-structured interviews were incorporated as a part of the research. The outcome of this research reveals that the experimental group’s performance was better than the traditional group. Further, these results demonstrated a significant difference in speaking outcomes relating to male and female students within the experimental group, indicating female students excelled compared to male students. Besides, the analysis revealed that the students maintained favorable attitudes towards flipped learning.

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Published

2026-04-30

How to Cite

Bhaskar, C. V., & Soundiraraj, S. (2026). The Impact of Flipped Classroom on Speaking Skills of Engineering Students: An Experimental Study. Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, 39(4), 80–89. https://doi.org/10.16920/jeet/2026/v39i4/26109

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Volume 39, Issue 4, April 2026

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