Oral Competency of ESL/EFL Learners in Sri Lankan Rural School Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3371046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarath Withanarachchi Samaranayake (0000-0002-6352-726X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244016654202 |
| OpenAlex | W2464891762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 13 |
This study investigates the current teaching trends and practices in teaching oral English in rural Sinhala-medium schools in Sri Lanka and their relevance to the current theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical perspectives of second-language acquisition (SLA). The present study, which was conducted in two Sri Lankan Sinhala-medium rural schools, is a case study in which the classroom observation, interviewing of the participants, and videotaping of students' interaction were included as data collection tools. The spoken data were analyzed using the Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching (COLT) scheme designed by Fröhlich, Spada, and Allen, while the numerical data obtained from the structured speaking test ( Cambridge Key English for Schools Test) were analyzed using independent samples t test. The findings of the study indicate that the instructional method used by English teachers does not provide the learners with adequate input of the target language to improve their oral communication skills in rural school contexts. As a result, a majority of students from rural schools in Sri Lanka demonstrate a limited or a low proficiency level in oral communication in English. Therefore, possible reasons for the lack of greater awareness towards more communicative teaching are discussed, and suggestions for promoting changes in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in rural school contexts are offered
Communicative language teaching · Data collection · Geography · Interview · Language education · Mathematics education · Medium of instruction · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Sri lanka · Tanzania · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |