Factors Affecting Students Motivation in English Speaking Skill Students Speaking Skill; the Case Of Goben Secondary School
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2024-08
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Addis Ababa University
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This research was conducted to identify factors that affect students' motivation to engage in speaking lesson in EFL class. In other word, the study attempted to find out student related actors that hinder students ' motivation to engage in speaking lesson and the strategies teachers use to overcome the problems. The study was conducted in Goben secondary school that is found in Oromia national regional state Horo Guduru Welega zone Jima Rare wereda. Data for the study was collected through student questionnaire which means quantitative and that of qualitative was collected from the teachers and class room observation hence the researcher used mixed research approach. in the study, one hundred twenty six (126) grade eleven students and two (2) English teachers were participated. The sampling technique used for students was simple random sampling and for the teachers was available sampling technique that is all teachers that were teaching the grade under investigation were participated.. In order to collect the data questionnaire, interview and classroom observation were used. The data collected through questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics. The data obtained from the interview and classroom observation were categorized in their accordance and described verbally or qualitatively. The study suggested that students were less motivated to engage in speaking lesson due to the following students related factors: students' wrong attitude or views towards speaking lesson, lack of confidence, shyness, anxiety, and fear of making mistakes; and the teacher related factor: teachers' provision of feedback in the speaking lesson and teachers teaching methods of speaking lesson were found as major factors that affect students' motivation to engage in speaking in EFL class. Furthermore, it adds the ways how teachers can initiate and sustain students' motivation in speaking lesson class. Finally, based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that students should take responsibility for their learning and capacity building should be given for their wrong perception towards speaking in the school, awareness should be created gradually for the students' lack of confidence by the teachers and regarding teachers related problems, teachers should use variety of methods by relating with current approach of teaching speaking lesson as well as use appropriate provision of feedbacks in the speaking lesson with having their own responsibilities to initiate and sustain students' motivation towards speaking lesson in EFL class.