The Impacts of Integral Teaching of the Listening and Speaking Skills on EFL Communicative Competence

Dekan Jaza Hama Saeed, H. B. Bostanci
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The listening and speaking skills are connected in real life and complement each other as input and output of language. However, in the Iraqi context, these two skills are taught in isolation; not taught in an integrated manner, thus, the result is poor performance of the students. This study investigated the impacts of integrating the listening and speaking skills in an English class and how it enhances English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ communicative competence. A mixed-methods research design was employed to gather the necessary data through a one group pre-posttest and interviews. The participants were 51 university students at Charmo University, North of Iraq. In analyzing the quantitative data, a paired samples t-test was run to find answers to the research questions posed. The results indicated that the participants’ communicative competence had statistically improved as there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores. In addition, the analysis of the semi-structured interviews which were carried out among the participants, revealed that they had positive attitudes towards the semester and felt it was a success. This study is concurrent with the previous literature and highlights the importance of integrating the language skills to teach the English language effectively.     Keywords: listening skill, speaking skill, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), communicative competence
听说一体化教学对英语交际能力的影响
听说技能在现实生活中是相互联系的,作为语言的输入和输出是相辅相成的。然而,在伊拉克的情况下,这两种技能是分开教授的;没有以综合的方式教学,因此,结果是学生表现不佳。本研究旨在探讨在英语课堂中整合听说技能的影响,以及它如何提高作为外语的英语学生的交际能力。采用混合方法的研究设计,通过一组前后测试和访谈收集必要的数据。研究对象是伊拉克北部查尔莫大学的51名大学生。在分析定量数据时,使用配对样本t检验来找到所提出的研究问题的答案。结果表明,被试的交际能力有统计学上的提高,测试前和测试后的得分有显著差异。此外,对参与者进行的半结构化访谈的分析显示,他们对这学期持积极态度,并认为这是一个成功的学期。本研究与以往文献一致,强调了整合语言技能对有效的英语教学的重要性。关键词:听力,口语,英语,交际能力
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