Factors that affect the practice of speaking English as a Foreign Language in Classroom: Sebeta Secondary School in Sheger City of Oromia Surrounding Finfine Grade 10 in Focus
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2024-08
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Addia Ababa University
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The aim of this study was to investigate factors that affect the students’ practice of speaking skill in Sebata secondary school of Sheger city. To conduct this research descriptive method was employed by using quantitative and qualitative approach. From seven hundred fifty two (752) students One hundred and eighty eight(188) were randomly selected from the target school and bothof their English language teachers (2) in number were taken as a sample population. The finding of the study was believed to be helpful for English teachers and students of the school. To conduct this thesis instruments used in data collection were questionnaire, interview, and class observation. There were two data collections: One for the students and a parallel one for the teachers. The results obtained from questionnaire, interview and observation were considered together in the analyses. The questionnaire data were analyzed using suitable statistical tools: Tabular frequency and percentage accordingly, which is statistical analysis. Interviews and classroom observation data were analyzed using qualitative description/textual analysis. From the gathered data most of the students were unable to intelligibly express their ideas in communicative activities. According to the study their problems were mostly related to the students themselves, to the teachers, to the classroom and to teaching aids. The teachers’ responses to their questionnaire also show that their students’ practice of speaking in EFL classes was highly affected by the aforementioned factors. The finding of the study also indicated that the teachers never used any teaching aids to facilitate speaking activities for the students. Finally, it was recommended that students should be exposed to communicative activities in lower grades; teachers should be systematic in providing error correction
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Speaking Skill