International Journal of Language Academy (What is the reader's point of view ?)

International Journal of Language Academy

ISSN: 2342-0251

Volume 2/3 Autumn

2014 p. 12/26

STRATEGIES-BASED INSTRUCTION: A MEANS OF IMPROVING ADULT EFL LEARNERS’ SPEAKING SKILLS

Strateji-Temelli Eğitim: Yetişkin Yabanci Dil

Öğrenicilerinin Konuşma Becerilerinin Geliştirilmesi

İçin Bir Yöntem

Gülten KOŞAR1 & Hasan BEDİR 2

1What is the reader’s point of view ?

English language is International language or lingua franca. In Turkey, English language is foreign language. So, all student in the turkey should learn English language. And then, speaking language very important to communication with all people in the world. So, the teachers using based strategies instruction to all people can speak English fluently. The strategies or method to improve speaking skills in Turkey is using quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative and qualitative data is very different. Qualitative data which were collected by researcher’s diary, minute papers, and pre and post semi-structured interviews played a central role so as to advocate the findings attained from the speaking strategies questionnaire and pre and post speaking tests. But, Quantitative data is using research from all student in Turkey or in the school. and usually it is very accurate.

Have several strategies to improve speaking skills in EFL, such as :

·         Teaching about short question and answer

·         Presentation phrase

·         Practice phrase, and

·         Evaluate phrase.