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The incidence of group techniques in the oral expression

Abstract:

The present study aims to explore the effects of cooperative group work on improving learners’ oral proficiency and communicative skills. It also intends to establish a relaxed and friendly environment as an attempt to get learners to use the target language properly. The method of this research work is descriptive. That is, it aims to describe two variables: group techniques as the independent variable and its role in improving learners’ oral expression as the dependent variable. The data were gathered through survey questionnaires administered to students of 1st Baccalaureate of Experimental Rita Lecumberri High School, and to the teacher who was in charge of the classroom. The results have shown that group techniques are not implemented in learners’ language use and classroom oral participation which in turn affects learners’ oral expression development. On the basis of these results, a possible solution for the problem was confirmed in that students need to be provided with the adequate group techniques to develop the speaking skill needed and to create suitable situations where they can use the language in a non- threaten environment. We believe that promoting this vision to teaching English will contribute to provide learners with extensive language use and classroom oral production