The Effect of Oral Communication Strategy Training on Developing EFL Speaking Skills of Second Year Secondary School Students

doi:10.21608/jsre.2019.70018

The Effect of Oral Communication Strategy Training on Developing EFL Speaking Skills of Second Year Secondary School Students

Document Type : Original Article

10.21608/jsre.2019.70018

Abstract

Abstract
The main concern of this research was to investigate the effect of training on the use of oral communication strategies on EFL speaking skills of 2^nd year secondary school students. Participants of the present study consisted of (69) of 2^nd year students at Zaweit Razine secondary school for boys and girls, Menofya governorate. They were divided into two groups (No.= 35) for the experimental group and (No.= 34) for the control one. The experimental group was treated by training on the use of some oral communication strategies while the control group was treated by using Traditional Teaching. The pretest- posttest control group design was utilized. Instruments included an EFL speaking test and a rubric for assessing students ‘speaking skills. The study lasted for 6 weeks, two sessions a week, in addition to the pre-and posttest sessions. T-test results revealed that the experimental group students outperformed the control group on the EFL speaking skills as a result of the use of oral communication strategies. Findings also indicated that students of the experimental group in the post-test of EFL speaking skills outperformed those in the pre-test.

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