Oral proficiency in learners of English as a foreign language

Speak a foreign language most of the time is considered one of the most difficult skills of language learning. Nowadays, many English language learners understand when someone speak English but find it difficult to express themselves in spoken language in the target language. Each student has their...

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Autor Principal: Morales González, Elizabeth
Formato: Tesis
Idioma: Español
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Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea: http://repositorio.unan.edu.ni/20616/
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Sumario: Speak a foreign language most of the time is considered one of the most difficult skills of language learning. Nowadays, many English language learners understand when someone speak English but find it difficult to express themselves in spoken language in the target language. Each student has their own problems. The purpose of this study was to explore the oral proficiency in speaking of the students at Luis Alfonso Velasquez Public school and what can be the strategies to make an effective process to improve their speaking skill. The subjects of the study were 42 students from 10th grade, and an English teacher. Class observation guides, students test and survey, and an interview to the teacher, were used as data collection techniques. The findings suggest students are conscious of how methods used in the classroom can make easy the process of the speaking skill. Schools need to offer better environment according to the students’ needs and also highlight that learning a new language does not just mean to get knowledge, but also reproduce it when need it. EFL is a challenge for Luis Alfonso Velasquez 10th grade students and how a teacher can apply methods during the process of learning a second language also impact the development of the speaking skill.