An Exploration Of Teaching Oral Skills In English Through Communicative Activities In Raya Timuga Secondary School Grades 11 And 12 In Focus

The purpose of the study was to explore the teaching of oral skills inrnEnglish through communicative activities employed particularly in RayarnTimuga Preparatory School. Specifically, the study was intended to assessrnstudents oral communication’, examine whether the teacher uses a varietyrnof communicative activities while teaching oral skills and to find out thernavailability of special programs designed to enhance students’ oralrncommunication.rnIn order to achieve the objectives of the study, a descriptive survey methodrnwas used and the data were gathered through questionnaire, classroomrnobservation, interviews and content analysis. Both open-ended and closeendedrnquestionnaire was distributed to the sample students and semistructuredrninterview questions were employed with the available Englishrnteachers and purposefully selected students. Observation and contentrnanalysis were also held based on checklists and chosen criteria inrnaccordance with the objective of the study.rnBased on the information gathered through the above instruments and itsrnanalysis and interpretation, the findings of the study revealed thatrnteachers and students did not play their roles as stated by modernrnmethods such as the communicative language learning and teaching. Thernstudy further raveled that teachers’ method of teaching, lack ofrnbackgrounds knowledge students’ fear of making mistakes, lack ofrnauthentic communicative activities, lack of well organized programs whichrnwere the major factors that inhibit students’ oral communication. Finally,rnbased on the implication of the findings, recommendations were made forrnlanguage teachers, text-book designers and bodies concerned.

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