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Santosh Kumar Biswa – Online Submission, 2023
Developing spoken English abilities is of utmost importance for students of Damphu Central School (DCS). By researching the current curriculum, its effectiveness in improving spoken English, and the primary factors of the students' proficiency, the goals of this study were to provide significant recommendations for developing the English language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Grammar
Elsayed, Amira Mahmoud Mohammed – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a program based on the Toastmasters Approach on developing EFL student teachers' oral communication skills. The study adopted the pre-experimental one group pre-posttest design. Participants comprised a voluntary group (N = 9) from third year, English Department (basic education),…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Student Teachers, Communication Skills
Islam, A. K. M. Mazharul – Online Submission, 2011
This study has investigated the interlanguage features in spoken language of four foreigner learners of Bangla. Data has been collected through interviews which were recorded and analyzed. The analysis of the respondents' language has been made in terms of phonetic, morphological and syntactic aspects. The language deviations may be attributed to…
Descriptors: Interlanguage, Indo European Languages, Language Processing, Interference (Language)
Nausa Triana, Ricardo Alfonso – Online Submission, 2009
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the teaching of conversation strategies in the EFL classroom. This is reflected in how institutional programs and textbook series regard conversation management as crucial in the learning of the L2. Classrooms, in this sense, have become spaces for active socialization, and have given the study…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Classroom Techniques
Zuheer, Khaled Mohsen Mohammed – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of study is to investigate the effective of using a cooperative learning strategy STAD-based program on developing some oral communication skills of second level students, English Department, Faculty of Education, Sana'a University. Based on literature review, related studies and a panel of jury members' point of view, a list of 5 oral…
Descriptors: Research Design, Speech Communication, Oral Language, Learning Strategies
Yorozuya, Ryuichi – 1982
Fluency can be defined in terms of intelligibility and effectiveness. For learners of English as a foreign language, fluency includes some degree of accuracy in phonological, syntactic, and semantic terms. It is a quality of speech that is produced in novel situations where what is said and how it is said cannot be predicted. To clarify the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Language Fluency
Fischer, Ruth Emily – 1982
An error analysis of the oral production of Korean adults learning English was performed on informant speech samples, using Corder's Algorithm for providing data for description of idiosyncratic dialects as a guide for determing error. The procedures of error analysis and morpheme acquisition studies were combined to address the following…
Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Interlanguage
Tilley, James Garland – 1983
To determine the extent to which current theories of persuasion are used or advocated by homileticians (i.e., preachers), this study examines 21 frequently used homiletics textbooks for their treatment of persuasion. After describing the characteristics of classical, premodern, humanistic, and rhetorical models, the study suggests that these…
Descriptors: Clergy, Communication Skills, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
Fischer, Russell G. – 1982
Although film study is now widely accepted as part of the curriculum of higher education, there appears to be no single accepted method of teaching the subject. In order to design an instructional unit for a one-semester, introductory film study course for community college students, a review of the literature was carried out to examine the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Erber-Padunov, Nancy – 1980
The adult Soviet immigrant student's transition experience in the United States is examined from three perspectives: socio-historical, methodological, and linguistic. Emphasis is placed on the necessary adaptation of existing "survival skill" English as a second language (ESL) activities in order to accommodate the cultural perceptions…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Training
Prichard, Caleb – 2001
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether a class addressing language learner passivity in conversations with native speakers will lead students to take a more active role. The thesis aims to determine if earlier research by Long and Holmen showing that language learners are passive in conversation with native speakers of English. It…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Japanese, Limited English Speaking
Graham, Philip Bruce – 1980
The use of speech or language produced by native speakers in real situations for teaching oral communication skills in the second language classroom is described. Three sample lessons, based on the author's teaching experience in Japan, are presented. All lessons used material called "The Bellcrest Story," produced by the British…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Business, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)