In-Class debates in Improving EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill: The Case of Third Year Students in the Department of English at Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou.
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Date
2018-09
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Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
Abstract
The present work concerns the effectiveness of in-class debates in improving EFL learners’ speaking
skill in the department of English at Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou. It is intended to
determine the impact of using debates in the classroom. It also aims to discover whether the students
of English enhance their oral ability through debates as a technique inside the classroom. Whether the
technique of debate is worth to be accepted as an effective technique, and to know whether we accept
or reject it. In order to collect the relevant data for this research, two instruments were used:
classroom observation and two questionnaires, one is handed to students another to teachers. This
study combines quantitative and qualitative methods in order to accomplish this exploration. The
results gathered demonstrate that the majority of the responses affirm that the use of in-class debates
is beneficial in enhancing EFL learners’ speaking skill. Additionally, the findings argue that most of
the teachers support the integration of debates in class. Indeed, the successful use of in-class debates
in the department of English depends mainly on the pedagogical staff.
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64p.:ill;30cm.(+cd)
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Debates, Speaking skill, Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, Communicative Approach.
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Langue et Communication