INVESTIGATING APPLICABLE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE EFL LEARNERS’ SPEAKING SKILLS

Аннотация

The present study seek to define the concept of varied language input in EFL speaking classes by applying various teaching strategies, techniques and methods. The difference between modern and traditional approaches with regards to efficacy in reinforcing oral competence of EFL learners has a deep investigation in this paper through applying in authentic experimental teaching process. A total of 20 upper-intermediate second year students of Uzbek State World Languages University participate in the experimental process to analyze deeper the issue of examining the applicable approaches and methods to foster the speaking skills. The findings of the study suggest that emphasizing the role of varied input plays significant role in enhancing speaking skills of students. KEYWORDS: Grammar-Translation method, Direct method, Suggestopedia, Audio-lingual method. INTRODUCTION The research aims at examining the significance of these methods in language Speaking as a skill of oral communication is classroom along with the implications that regarded as one of the speech activities, so the may be brought into action by exploiting them empirical study firmly takes into consideration in authentic teaching practice. beliefs of L2 learners about how they would prefer to socialize in their target language. The Initially, the paper looks through the most current investigation puts special widespread types of methods in teaching considerations to analyze various latest speaking such as, direct, indirect, audio lingual methods, techniques and tips that can be and total physical response which are highly applied in better acquisition of speaking skills. acclaimed by experts of language teaching “INVESTIGATING APPLICABLE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE EFL LEARNERS’ SPEAKING SKILLS” P age 42 | 9 practice and theory. Besides, there will be participants will enhance the chance in special connection with applicability of clarifying the most applicable way of learning techniques like brainstorming, storytelling, in speaking classes. simulation, role-play, story completion, and Literature review information gap, picture describing, and finding the difference. In later stages the The Role of Speaking in Teaching Language researcher will benefit from above mentioned In the field of teaching second languages, points in teaching speaking to L2 learners speaking is a demanding skill, as Brown (1994), more effectively. The paper seeks out has described with phenomena such as vowel solutions for integrating these methods and reduction and elision making the production of techniques within the speaking classes so that good spoken language difficult. Lazaraton students can accelerate their potential in (2001), also considers that elements such as mastering oral communication in a quick and slang and idioms render speaking a difficult effective way. Linguist experts have always skill to acquire, not to mention stress, rhythm been intrigued by the question of how to and intonation. Concerning the speaking lessen the pressure that is emerged from the influence, Baker and Westrup (2003:5-6), complex nature of attaining fluent and perfect propose that speaking has a positive impact on speech which can be linked as the primary students educationally and professionally. reason to perceive language learning too complicated by majority of L2 learners. EFL Teaching Methods and their Correlation However, there are ongoing researches that with the Development of Speaking Skills have attempted to find out the most The principles of grammar-translation method applicable methods in teaching speaking taking into consideration learners’ both According to the teachers who use the abilities and advantages that may play Grammar-Translation Method, a fundamental significant role in better acquisition. The same purpose of learning a foreign language is to be holds true in this current investigation where able to read literature written in the target the researcher will try to answer the questions language. To do this, students need to learn like ‘What are the common problems in about the grammar rules and vocabulary of teaching speaking?’, ‘What are the most the target language. In addition, it is believed approvable methods?’, ‘How can we improve that studying a foreign language provides quality of teaching speaking?’, ‘Should we students with good mental exercise which apply all these methods or to select the most helps develop their minds. The role of the appropriate one?’. teacher is very traditional. The teacher is the authority in the classroom. Students are On achievement of these aims the researcher taught to translate from one language to will conduct an experiment among university another. Often what they translate are students on the basis of communicative and readings in the target language about some traditional approach whether this will have aspect of the culture of the target language certain peculiarities in effective instructional community. deliv