EnhancingStudents'OralProficiencythroughUsingRepetitiveDrills inOralExpressionSessions. CaseStudyFirstYearLMDStudentsofEnglishLanguageat KhenchelaUniversity.
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2020
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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Theoverallaim ofthisresearchistoinvestigatetheimportanceofusingtherepetitivedrills
techniquesinteachingoralexpressionandtoknow towhatextentthesetechniquesare
usefulandhelpfulforlearnerstoenhanceanddeveloptheircommunicativecompetence.To
meetthisend,amixedmethodsresearchwasfollowedrelyingontwodifferentresearch
instrument:aquestionnaireforstudentsandinterviewsforteachers.Aquestionnairewas
administeredto(50)fiftystudentswhiletheinterviewwasdonewiththreeteachersoforal
expressioncourse.Thecollecteddatawereanalyzedquantitativelyandqualitatively.The
resultsofthestudyrevealthatbothEFLteachersandlearnersarefamiliarwiththerepetitive
drillstechniques,thefindingsalsoshowthatfirstyearEnglishstudentsaremoreawareand
mindfulabouttheimportanceofRDT inimprovingtheiroralproficiency.From another
perspective,EFLteachersagreethat usingrepetitivedrillstechniquesisoneofthemost
effectiveandbeneficialtoolstoreinforceandamelioratefirstyearEnglishstudent’sspeaking
skill.Asarecommendation,Teachersoforalexpressionshoulddotheirbesttoimprove
theoralcapacitiesoftheirlearners.Theyoughttovaryteachingstrategies,varyoral
activitiesandcarefullyselectthetopicsfordiscussion.