Enhancing Students’ English Speaking Skill through Situational Dialogues; a Way towards Fluency.

Abstract

Like all languages, English lays out many difficulties for the non-native speakers. Sociocultural factors, such as the local environment and AA variety’s different accents intervene in shaping the pronunciation of Algerian learners of English in a way that they identify themselves with their own accents, which are likely to influence their pronunciation accuracy in an EFL context. Some believe that a learner must acquire the ability to produce and recognize the allophones used by the speaker of the target language. The main concern of this study is to demonstrate the possible solutions and the effectiveness of classroom environment in improving first year LMD students’ pronunciation and reducing serious speaking difficulties. Thus, it is hypothesized that the socio-cultural environment where speaking takes place hinders students’ abilities to speak good English. Our investigation aims to seek the causes behind EFL learners poor speaking and, eventually, to suggest some solutions. The nature of the research and the testing hypothesis require three research tools: firstly, a questionnaire was administrated to first year LMD students of English at the department of foreign languages at Tiaret University. Secondly, a teachers’ checklist was filled by 12 teachers who have experiences during their teaching. Thirdly, classroom observation with students is complementa ry in developing EFL speaking performance. After analyzing the data obtained from students’ questionnaire, teachers’ checklist and classroom students’ observation, all the research hypotheses are confirmed and some solutions and recommendations are suggested.