The Effect of Using Four of Speaking Activities in Developing the Jordanian Basic Stage Students' Speaking Skill

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effect of using four of speaking activities (picture describing, find the differences, role play ,and interview) in a strategy-based classroom interactional instructional program on developing Jordanian basic stage students' speaking skill. To achieve the purpose of the study, the speaking test as well as the interactional instructional programme were prepared in advance. The sample of the study consisted of 51 male tenth grade students who were chosen purposefully at Zahar Secondary School for Boys in Irbid Directorate , Jordan. The participants were assigned into two groups, the experimental group and the control group. The design of the study was a mixed  method design. The data were obtained through the analysis of the participants' responses in the speaking test. The findings of the study showed that there were significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the mean scores of the control group in favor of the experimental group.  This means that using the four speaking activities  had a positive impact in enhancing the students' speaking abilities.

Keywords: Classroom interaction, strategy, speaking activities