ISSN: 2360-7831

 International Journal of English Literature and Culture
 

International Journal of English Literature and Culture

Vol. 7(8), pp. 246-253, November, 2019

 ISSN: 2360-7831

DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2019.210

Review paper

The main objective of this study was to reconnoiter the challenges of teaching English language speaking skills in Etigie Tayitu Secondary School with particular reference to grade 10 students, Debre Tabor town. The study used a descriptive survey design that involves quantitative and qualitative methods. Questionnaire, classroom observation and interview were used to gather the necessary data for the study. Four English language teachers who were teaching grade 10 students were selected using comprehensive sampling for interview and classroom observation. And so data were collected systematically from 80 grade 10 students through questionnaire and were selected using systematic sampling technique. Hence, descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages were employed in analyzing the quantitative data. The overall findings of the study showed that large class size, lack of courage of students to speak, communication dread and worried about making mistakes were found to be among the dares that mired the effectiveness and adequate practice of teaching speaking skills in the English classroom; More so, English language teachers did not properly use strategies to alleviate these factors. Based on the findings, it is recommended that English language teachers should use various managing and teaching strategies such as pedagogical, management and affective related tactics in speaking lessons to mend challenges and perform the practice suitably.

Key words: Challenge, Dare, EFL, Large classroom, Probe, Speaking Skill

 
Cite This Article As: Melaku B.W (2019). A Probe on the Dares of Teaching Speaking Skills in EFL Classrooms: Secondary Schools in Focus, North Western Ethiopia. Inter.  J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 7(8): 246-253