Engender student-teachers’ english communication skills in a public university in Sabah

• Choon Keong Tan Faculty of Psychology & Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu.
• Hwa Choo Kang Teacher Training Institute, Kent Campus, Kota Kinabalu

Abstract

This research explores the use of Padlet.com to promote student teachers' communicative skills through collaborative knowledge building. Questionnaire and focus-group interviews were used to gather data as a method. It was found that Padlet.com has successfully improved student teachers' English communicative skills through collaborative knowledge building in particularly learners’ preparedness (mean=3.91), academic improvement (mean=3.46), flexible learning (mean=3.78) and learning management (mean=3.89). In conclusion, it is recommended that Padlet.com be used as a future online learning tool for improving learning in the university.