A Study on the Problems that affect Teaching English Speaking Skill incase of Teji Senior Secondary School Grade Nine and Ten in Focus
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2024-08
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of this research was to investigate problems that affect teaching English speaking skill in Teji Senior Secondary School of South West Shoa Zone Ilu woreda. To this end, a descriptive method was employed by using both quantitative and qualitative approach. The sample population of the study includes 100 students and 5 teachers of the target school. They were selected using simple random sampling techniques. The data were gathered through questionnaire, interview and classroom observation. The questionnaire were used to study the current students‟ participation level and teachers‟ proficiency standard of the skill, classroom and instructional material related constraints, with respect to the teaching and learning of English speaking skills. The interview and classroom observation supplemented the data obtained through the questionnaires. Statistical tool such as number and percentage were used to analyse the collected data. The outcomes of the study revealed that the current level of the students‟ participation in English speaking skill class of the target grade is low, the teachers were uninterested to teach the speaking skill lesson and the class were mostly teacher dominated. Accordingly, it was found the majority of students were supposed to listen to their teachers‟ talk rather than actively involved in various classroom speaking activities. Besides, the main factors influencing the teaching & learning of English speaking skills in the target grade level were found to be the problems related to teachers, students, classroom and instructional materials. Finally, on the basis of the findings, it was recommended that in order to improve students‟ participation, above all, students have to practice speaking in the target language by participating in pair or group and individual activities in the classroom. To this end, teachers also ought to play prominent role. That is, they should use modern methodologies which give room for students‟ active participation. On the other hand, to promote students‟ learning of English speaking skill, both English teachers and students have to play their appropriate role, students‟ learning of English speaking skills. Besides, the concerned bodies such as MOE, School administrators and curricular need to deal with the problem of large class size and instructional materials related factors to alleviate the problem.