EFL and Speaking

Challenges & Strategies

University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon
English Language Department

Done By:
Sarah Al Sayed
Introduction

Communication
Skills
Undergraduate
Level

A Good
Foundation
EFL Vs. ESL
 Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA)

• It is a type of communication anxiety that stimulates excessive

physiological arousal and/or negative cognitive thoughts related
to expected or actual public speaking (Daly, McCroskey, Ayers,
Hopf, & Ayers, 1997).
Challenges & Barriers
Linguistic Psychological

Fear of Criticism
Pronunciation
Shyness

Grammatical mistakes
Previous learning experiences
Lack of vocabulary
Lack of motivation

Code-switching High self-expectation

 Others Strategic
Insufficient time to
formulate ideas Insufficient previous
experience in
practicing the
Topic Familiarity language

Audience Familiarity
Sociocultural Awareness of Teacher’s
Expectations/ scoring
criteria
Strategies
Teacher Activities/Approaches
Encourage student Speeches
interaction
Motivate Students Conversations

Give Direct Digital Storytelling

Feedback
Prepare ahead of Role plays
time PowerPoint
Make use of real-life Presentations
situations Audio and video
recording
Vary Activities
Read Aloud
Choose topics of
students’ interest Songs
 Learning
Student
Strategies

Willingness Self-Correction

Intrinsic
Motivation Self-Learning

Theme and Task-

based learning
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