The Organization Of Group Work In Spoken English Ii Classes Adama And Jimma Teachers Colleges In Focus

This study was conducted to explore the organization of group tasks in teaching SpokenrnEnglish II at Adama and Jimma Teachers Colleges. A descriptive case study was employed tornachieve this research goal. Two English language instructors and one hundred and six studentsrnfrom both colleges were considered to be the subjects of the study. Questionnaire with a set ofrnboth closed and open-ended items were used to secure relevant data from the students. Inrnaddition, a semi-structured interview was designed to elicit pertinent information from therninstructors. Finally, the third instrument used for data collection was classroom observation.rnDuring classroom observation, semi-structured observation checklists were used to collectrndata while the instructors were teaching Spoken English II to the students.rnThe data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed with descriptive statisticsrn(frequency and percentage) and chi-square test. But those data gathered through the interviewrnand classroom observations were qualitatively analyzed. All the data secured from differentrnsources were collated in the discussions to arrive at conclusions regarding the instructors'rnpractices of group task organization.rnThe results of the study generally suggest that the instructors did not properly organize grouprntasks, which were designed for teaching Spoken English II. Consequently, group tasks seemedrnto suffer from different problems created at various stages of organization. The tasks did notrnappear to provide the students with helpful learning atmosphere in order to practice speakingrnand develop their oral skills. Recommendations were forwarded to alleviate the problems.

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