INVESTIGATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSROOM
Keywords:
student-centered approach, speaking skill, EFL students, EFL teachers
Abstract
The aim of this research project is to investigate the impacts of the implementation of Student-Centered Approach (SCA) on improving Kurdish EFL students’ speaking skills at the tertiary level. It also aims to explore the types of activities that teachers use to enhance the students’ oral expression and motivate them to practice their speaking. To achieve this aim, a mixed research method was used, including both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The participants of this research were 181 first-year students and 12 instructors who taught speaking modules at two public universities. The data was collected using two tools: a questionnaire and interviews analyzed using the SPSS program and thematic analysis. The results showed that the SCA was implemented by the instructors in the oral lesson and had positive impacts on improving Kurdish EFL students’ speaking skills
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Brown, K. L. (2003). From Teacher-Centered to Learner-Centered Curriculum: Improving Learning in Diverse Classrooms. Education, 124, 1-49.
Burner, T., Madsen, J., Zako, N., & Ismail, A. (2016). Three Secondary School Teachers Implementing Student-Centred Learning in Iraqi Kurdistan. Educational Action Research. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2016.1162186
Cameron, L. (2001). Teaching Languages to Young Learners (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge university press.
Creswell, J. (2009). Research Design Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (3rd ed.). London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Fadol, K. A. (2013). Developing Students’ Ability in Speaking (Learner-Centered Approach). (Unpublished master's thesis). Nile Valley University, Sudan.
Darby, M. (2007). Debate: A Teaching-Learning Strategy for Competence in Communication and Critical Thinking. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 81(4), 1-12.
Doqaruni, V. R. (2017). An Action Research on Encouraging Students to Speak in Second Language Education: A Learner-Centered Approach. Journal of Teacher Action Research, 3, 45-56.
Hakeem, S. H., Azeez, I. H., & Meena, R. S. (2022). Investigating Kurdish EFL Students’ Attitudes towards the Use of Authentic Materials in Learning English. Canadian Journal of Language and Literature Studies, 2(1), 1-13.
Harmer, J. (2001). The Practice of English Language Teaching (3rd ed.). Harlow: Longman.
Harmer, J. (2007). How to Teach English. England: Pearson Education Limited.
Huba&Freed. (2000). Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning. Retrieved from http://assessment.uconn.edu/what/index.html
Kayih, H. K. (2006). Teaching Speaking: Activities to Promote Speaking in a Second Language. The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. XII, No. 11.
Keong, Y. C., Ali, A. I., & Hameed, F. W. (2015). Speaking Competence of Iraqi EFL Undergraduates of Garmiyan University. International Journal of Education and Research, 3, 157-170.
Krashen, S., & Terrell, T. (1983). The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
Lak, M., Soleimani, H., & Parvaneh, F. (2017). The Effect of Teacher-Centeredness Method vs. Learner-Centeredness Method. Journal of Advances in English Language Teaching, 5, 1-10.
Larsen-Freeman, D., & Anderson, M. (2013). Techniques and Principles in LanguageTeaching (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford university press.
Lom, B. (2012). Classroom Activities: Simple Strategies to Incorporate Student-Centered Activities within Undergraduate Science Lectures. The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 11, A64-A71.
Luoma, S. (2004). Assessing Speaking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Lynch, D. N. (2010). Student-Centered Learning: The Approach That Better Benefits Students. Virginia Wesleyan College.
McCombs, B. L., & Whisler, J. S. (1977). The Learner-Centered Classroom and School: Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation and Achievement (1st ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Mokhtaria, S. (2017). Improving EFL Students’ Speaking Skill Via Student-Centered Learning: The Case of First and Third Year LMD Students at University of Mostaganem (Unpublished master’s thesis). Abdel Hamid Ibn Badis University of Mostaganem, Algeria.
Mahdjoubi A. & Tibba, F. (2017). Enhancing Students’ Speaking Skill through Learner-Centered Instruction Approach, Case Study: 1st year LMD Students of English at Ahmed Draia University of Adrar. [Master's thesis]. Retrieved from https://dspace.univ-adrar.edu.dz/jspui/bitstream
Matsau, M. A. (2007). Investigating the Learner-Centred Approach in Language Teaching in Lesotho. [Master's thesis]. Retrieved from https://www.semanticscholar.org
Ning, H. K., & Downing, K. (2012). Influence of student learning experience on academic performance: The mediator and moderator effects of self-regulation and motivation (Vol. 38).
Núñez, C. A. (2019). Student-Centered Approach and the Speaking Skill (Bachelor’s thesis). Retrieved from https://repositorio.uta.edu.ec
Parthiban, S. (2015). Centre for Distance Education; Teaching English. Bharathidasan University.
Piaget, J. (1932). The Language and Thought of the Child (1st ed.). London,: Routledge.
Pantoja, L.D. (2020). Improving Speaking Skills in English Through a Student-Centered Approach in Third Semester Students of the Modern Languages Program at Universidad Del Cauca. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://repository.icesi.edu.co/biblioteca_digital/bitstream
Qamar, M. B. (2016). The Impact of Learner’s Autonomy on Teaching Oral Skills (Speaking Skills) in an EFL Classroom. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 7, 293-298.
Doqaruni, V. R. (2017). An Action Research on Encouraging Students to Speak in Second Language Education: A Learner-Centered Approach . Journal of Teacher Action Research, 45-56.
Rao, P. S. (2018). Developing Speaking Skills in ESL or EFL Settings. International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), 5, 286-293.
Saleh, A. M., Shabila, N. P., Dabbagh, A. A., Al-Tawil, N. G., & Al-Hadithi, T. S. (2015). A qualitative Assessment of Faculty Perspectives of Small Group Teaching Experience in Iraq. BMC Medical Education, 2-13.
Taherdoost., H. (2016). Sampling Methods in Research Methodology; How to Choose a Sampling Technique for Research. International Journal of Academic Research in Management (IJARM), 5, 18-27.
Thornbury, S. (2009). How to Teach Speaking. England: Pearson Education Limited.
Torky, S. A. (2006). The Effectiveness of a Task- Based Instruction program in developing the English Language Speaking Skills of Secondary Stage Students. [Doctoral Dissertation]). Retrieved from https://awej.org
Villacís, W. G., & Camacho, C. S. (2017). Learner-Centered Instruction: An Approach to Develop the Speaking Skill in English. Revista Publicando, 4 , 379-389.
Vygotsky, L. (1986). Thought and language. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Villacís, L.W. (2018). Learner-Centered Instruction in the Speaking Skill Development of English as a Foreign Language Learners in Higher Education. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://repositorio.uta.edu.ec/bitstream
Weimer, M. (2002). Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Published
2023-06-26
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AWLA , N. J., & HAJI, N. M. (2023). INVESTIGATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSROOM. Journal of Duhok University, 26(1), 750-767. https://doi.org/10.26682/hjuod.2023.26.1.47
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