EFL Teachers' and Students' Attitudes and Practices Regarding Oral Communication in English Classes: Ethiopian High School Context

Autor/inn/en	Sada, Eyasu Yaya; Bulbula, Dereje Asfaw; Bulti, Tesfa Alemu
Titel	EFL Teachers' and Students' Attitudes and Practices Regarding Oral Communication in English Classes: Ethiopian High School Context
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language Education, 7 (2023) 2, S.255-270 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2548-8457
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; High School Teachers; High School Students; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Oral Language; Language Proficiency; Barriers; Student Motivation; Time Management; Speech Communication; Classroom Communication; Grade 10; Student Participation; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schulische Motivation; Zeitmanagement; Klassengespräch; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Äthiopien
Abstract	This study looked at the attitudes of Ethiopian English teachers and Bonga Mehal Ketema High School grade 10 students about spoken communication in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to determine why oral communication is such an important part of English teaching, what role teachers and students play in making orally active students in the English classroom. Four English teachers were purposively interviewed, and 95 pupils in the tenth grade completed a questionnaire. The findings show that the majority of teachers and students believe that oral communication is an important aspect of the English education process. It is primarily due to the fact that being able to express yourself vocally in English in today's world is extremely important. The findings also reveal that teachers believe assessing students' oral competence is difficult since it is not as concrete as other abilities assessed in the English foreign language course. The challenge of convincing timid or unmotivated students to engage orally, as well as a lack of time, make assessing students a challenging undertaking. Thus, EFL teachers should establish a welcoming environment in the classroom to help students enhance their speaking skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Literature UNM Jl Daeng Tata Raya Makassar, South Sulawesi 90224 Indonesia. e-mail: ijole@unm.ac.id; Web site: https://ojs.unm.ac.id/ijole/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01