Papers by ALMANAR ENGLISH AND ARABIC JOURNAL
Al Manar : English and Arabic Journal , 2012
اﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ ﺻﻌﻮﺑﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ Introduction Speaking is one of the four English skills, which is s... more اﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ ﺻﻌﻮﺑﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ Introduction Speaking is one of the four English skills, which is stated as a course taught in the English Education Department. It is normally taught from the first year up to the second year with different course descriptions and credit hours for each semester. It facilitates the students to learn and practice English communicatively in order to help them speak English fluently. In other words, the objective of teaching spoken language is the development of the ability to interact successfully in that language, and that this involves comprehensions as well as production. Every student is expected to have good English communication skill when they complete their study. To possess a good communication skill in English, the students, however, need to practice their English over and over by taking opportunities to do some communicative activities both in and outside of the classroom. There are many communicative activities that can be done by the students to improve their speaking skill such as making dialogue, play, oral presentation, small-group discussion, debate, and game. By doing such activities, it will gradually improve their speaking ability and lead them to communicate more effectively and fluently in English. In short, the more they communicate, the more fluent their English is. In addition, to communicate in English very well, the students should master some parts of speaking skill such as fluency and accuracy. As supported by Ellis and Sinclair 2 , Brown 3 , and Ur 4 that speaking focuses on two aspects: accuracy and fluency. Fluency focuses on meaning and spontaneity. While accuracy focuses on vocabulary, grammar, style, pronunciation of sounds, stress, and intonation. Low fluency of speaking will affect the effective communication between speaker and interlocutor in
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Papers by ALMANAR ENGLISH AND ARABIC JOURNAL