Students’ Opinion on the Role of Classroom Oral Presentations in Overcoming EFL Learners’ Speaking Challenges

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the role of classroom oral presentations in overcoming students’ speaking challenges. This dissertation sheds light on two parts: the theoretical part which is divided into two sections (oral presentation and speaking challenges) and the practical part which represents the field work of the study. In this research, two essential ideas are capitalized; students opinions on the use of classroom oral presentation and the role of using such activities in ameliorating the speaking skill among learners. The study has been conducted on 50 third year students of English at the department of English in Jijel University. A descriptive analysis is followed, and one tool to collect data is uesd for this research which is questionnaire for students. Based on the findings obtained from the study, those students showed their positive attitudes towards the effectiveness of delivering oral presentations in EFL classrooms in helping learners avoiding speaking mistakes. At the end, a set of recommendations are suggested for both students and teachers to eliminate speaking difficulties.