Abstract
The main aim of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Blended Instruction in class on the skills of oral reading and speaking in English. Through the blended instruction, the instructional approach based on the notion of the 'Blended Learning', with utilizing a WBT English courseware in English classes at a high school, we have studied what kind of effects the approach has on the students' oral reading skill and speaking skill. The blended learning lessons consisted mainly of the individual learning parts in which students practice acting the model dialogues in WBT courseware incorporating a high quantity of video and sound clips for self-practice, collaborative learning part in which the students perform the dialogues in pairs and assess their performance each other, and a teacher's scaffoldings part. The result of the research shows that the skill of the students' oral reading was improved in most criteria of assessment. The content and accuracy of their speech were also improved. And the students' listening ability had a tendency of being improved. The students' comprehension of English class was improved.
