Students’ perceptions about how oral presentations facilitate their oral competence development
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2022-05
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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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"The aim of this study is to explore the role of students’ oral presentations in enhancing their speaking skill. This study focuses particularly on students’ oral presentation as one of the activities that are used for oral expression to improve students’ oral proficiency. It is assumed that if students practice frequent oral presentations in a course, they can improve their speaking skills. In this study, two issues are addressed: students’ attitudes towards the use of oral presentation in a course, and the experiences of using oral presentations on students’ performance. The study was conducted to 19 students at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in Facultad de Lenguas. To collect data for this study, two instruments were employed: a questionnaire and an interview. The data was analyzed, research findings showed that students were highly positive in their beliefs about benefits and usefulness of doing oral presentations as an activity for increasing professional development. However, students need more practice on how to structure, plan and organize their presentation skills. Feedback is also reported as an important element to control emotions and improve performance in speaking".
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