Techniques EFL Teachers use to improve students’ Oral Output Production: East Wollega Zone High schools in Focus
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https://doi.org/10.20372/star.v10i3.05Keywords:
Teaching Strategy, Oral Output, Oral Interaction, Oral ProductionAbstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate EFL teachers’ teaching strategies in developing students’ oral output production in English class. East Wollega zone high school teachers were in focus. The study was conducted in the 2020–21 academic year. The research design employed for this study is a descriptive survey. The researcher used different sampling techniques, such as random sampling to select the schools, purposive sampling for the grade levels, and availability sampling techniques to select the sample teachers for the questionnaire. Further, the researcher selected sample students and sections for observation using a random sampling technique. The data-gathering tools used for this study were questionnaires (for both EFL teachers and students) and classroom observation; the data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The researcher employed a questionnaire for 30 EFL teachers and 50 students (which is closed-ended) and classroom observation. The data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods, and the data from the tools were cross-checked. To this end, the findings of the study indicated that EFL teachers’ teaching strategies to develop students’ oral output production were below the standard and below what the level demanded.
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