SUMMARY OF SPEAKING SKILLS AND TEACHING STRATEGIES

Speaking skills and teaching strategies: the case of an EFL classroom

Intakhab Alam Khan King Abdulaziz

University Community college, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia.

                                                             Educational Technology

English language in KSA (Kingdom Saudi Arabia) is foreign language. But, it is very important. Because English language is international language, and it is to communication with all people.

Speaking skills very important to all people. because speaking not just to education, but speaking to communication, to diplomatic, to social commercial and to economic. So, all people especially student should be learning English language.

In the schools, student must be learning English language and especially learning speaking skills, because many student in the KSA (Kingdom Saudi Arabia) thinks speaking is so difficult. And it is becomes problem in this country. And this problem because, speaking English just in the class. In other place, student not practice and not use English skills.

And then, other problem is they teachers using English skills just in the class. They teachers not always use English skills everywhere, also it is make students not interest to learn English speaking.  And then, method teaching in KSA very traditional.

So, the government of KSA make roles to be better speak English skill, and government and teachers have change about method to learn speak English. Such as using modern method, and have to easy steps. And they hope to speaking English more be better. Because today speaking English skills very important in the world.