Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Sunum, ss.180-181, 2021
EVALUATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS ACCORDING TO NATIONAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Şeyma YANIK
M.A. Student, Yıldız Technical University, English Language Teaching
seymayanik483@outlook.com
Burcu ÜNAL
Asst. Prof. Dr., Yıldız Technical University, English Language Teaching
burcuunall06@gmail.com
Anahtar Kelimler: English speaking skill test, English speaking self-efficacy, English speaking anxiety, English communication in classroom
Speaking skills acquisitions determined according to CEFR (2001), are stated in the National Education curriculum and it is aimed to teach the language in accordance with these acquisitions. Today, however, issues such as how closely the English lessons given in schools adhere to these goals and to what extent target languages are the mediums of communication in the classroom have often been the subject of discussion. In 2012, students were taking approximately 1400 hours of English classes starting from the 4th grade to high school(Paker,2012) and today these numbers are even higher as students started to get English classes as of the 2nd grade. But students still struggle while speaking in English inside or outside the classroom which means that there are some issues that need further investigation in the English education program. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the difference between what is intended to be taught to students and what students actually learn in terms of speaking skills. To this end, answers to the following research questions were sought in order to clarify these discussions:
1- What are the real speaking skills of the students in relation to the speaking skill outcomes specified in the National Education curriculum?
2- Is there a relationship between students' English speaking skills, and the use of communicative activities in the classroom?
In this research, first of all, the TOEFL Primary Speaking test, will be applied to the students one by one. Afterwards, students' speaking skills in the classroom will be observed on a weekly basis and notes will be taken on an observation scale. The results of the speaking test will be compared with the intended outcomes of National Education curriculum outcomes. Also, the test results will be compared with the classroom observations to see if students’ speaking performance reflects the activities used in the classroom.