EFL Teachers’ Conceptions of Oral Output in English Class: High school EFL Teachers in East Wollega Zone in Focus
Endalew Alemayehu1*, Tekle Ferede2, Zeleke Teshome1
1English Language and Literature Department, Wollega University, Ethiopia
2English Language and Literature Department, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Endalew Alemayehu1*, Tekle Ferede2, Zeleke Teshome1
1English Language and Literature Department, Wollega University, Ethiopia
2English Language and Literature Department, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Int. J. Grad. Res. Rev. Vol 7(3): 57-66.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate EFL teachers’ conceptions of oral output in English class: East Wollega zone high school teachers in focus. The study was conducted in 2020/21 academic year. The research design employed for this study case is the descriptive survey. The researcher used different sampling techniques as random sampling technique to select the schools, purposivesampling for the grade levels and availability and random sampling techniques were used respectively to select the sample teachers for questionnaire and interview. The researcher employed questionnaire for 30 EFL teachers (which is close-ended) and Oral interview (semi-structured) for 6 EFL teachers. The data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative method and the data from the tools were cross-checked. To this end, the findings of the study indicated that EFL teachers’ conceptions of oral output were found to be below the average mean.
Keywords: Conception; oral output; oral interaction; oral output purpose.
The purpose of this study was to investigate EFL teachers’ conceptions of oral output in English class: East Wollega zone high school teachers in focus. The study was conducted in 2020/21 academic year. The research design employed for this study case is the descriptive survey. The researcher used different sampling techniques as random sampling technique to select the schools, purposivesampling for the grade levels and availability and random sampling techniques were used respectively to select the sample teachers for questionnaire and interview. The researcher employed questionnaire for 30 EFL teachers (which is close-ended) and Oral interview (semi-structured) for 6 EFL teachers. The data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative method and the data from the tools were cross-checked. To this end, the findings of the study indicated that EFL teachers’ conceptions of oral output were found to be below the average mean.
Keywords: Conception; oral output; oral interaction; oral output purpose.
