Problems in learning English Speaking Skill: A study of Higher Secondary Students in Srinagar, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Speaking is fundamental to human communication. English language learners, no matter how much they know about the English language, still face many speaking difficulties. Many studies have indicated that oral language development has largely been neglected in the classroom. Nunan (1991) wrote ‘success is measured in terms of the ability to carry out a conversation in the (target) language’. Therefore, if students do not learn how to speak or do not get opportunity to speak in the language classroom they may soon get de-motivated and lose interest in learning. Given this backdrop the present paper attempts to explore the significant difference in the results of speaking skill with the help of t-test. The sample for this study was taken from various higher secondary institutes of Srinagar city. The sample comprised of a total number of 160 respondents. A questionnaire was prepared for the elicitation of linguistic data which was designed to test the student’s knowledge of speaking skill. The test took around 20-30 minutes in the form of an interview. The responses of the students were recorded using a tape recorder. The scores of speaking skill were graded on a scale of 0 to 5. The quantitative data was captured in a software program called Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 14.0 for its final analysis and tabulation purposes.. The present study also included classroom observation in order to find out the speaking difficulties that are encountered by higher secondary students.
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Hafsa Riyaz, Aban Parvaz Mullick
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