Peer Conversation for Developing Speaking Skills:

The aim of this study is to examine whether peer conversation in English improves speaking skills. The study also aims at finding how frequently students practice speaking in English with their peers. The data was collected from fifty participants (second year to Masters students) from an English D...

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Main Author: Raju Ahmmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ULAB Press 2017-08-01
Series:Crossings
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Online Access:https://journals.ulab.edu.bd/index.php/crossings/article/view/145
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description The aim of this study is to examine whether peer conversation in English improves speaking skills. The study also aims at finding how frequently students practice speaking in English with their peers. The data was collected from fifty participants (second year to Masters students) from an English Department at a public university. The data was collected through a close-ended questionnaire and analyzed through a quantitative research method. The collected data reveals that conversing with peers is a very effective way of improving speaking skills. The study also reveals that students who practice English conversation regularly are able to develop their speaking skills day by day. Besides, peer interaction is also helping them to be confident and to feel at ease while speaking in a public place or facing a viva voce. The study also shows that students are learning to choose the best words and express their feelings and attitudes more clearly through peer conversation.
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spelling doaj.art-b054e1896f974ccc925b76556a104ff32023-10-16T04:21:45ZengULAB PressCrossings2071-11072958-31792017-08-01810.59817/cjes.v8i.145Peer Conversation for Developing Speaking Skills:Raju Ahmmed0Lecturer of English, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Dhaka The aim of this study is to examine whether peer conversation in English improves speaking skills. The study also aims at finding how frequently students practice speaking in English with their peers. The data was collected from fifty participants (second year to Masters students) from an English Department at a public university. The data was collected through a close-ended questionnaire and analyzed through a quantitative research method. The collected data reveals that conversing with peers is a very effective way of improving speaking skills. The study also reveals that students who practice English conversation regularly are able to develop their speaking skills day by day. Besides, peer interaction is also helping them to be confident and to feel at ease while speaking in a public place or facing a viva voce. The study also shows that students are learning to choose the best words and express their feelings and attitudes more clearly through peer conversation. https://journals.ulab.edu.bd/index.php/crossings/article/view/145peer conversationimprovequantitativeeffectiveconfident
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