The Impact of Discussion Activities on Improving Students’ Fluency in Speaking Skill (Published)
This study intends to examine the impact of discussion activities on improving students’ fluency in speaking skill. Classroom observation was implemented as a research instrument to collect data. This study was conducted during the first semester of the academic year (2019–2020). The total sample of this study was 60 respondents, 20 English language teachers and 40 female students from the First Common Year (FCY) at Al- Jouf University. An analytical descriptive study was done. The findings of the study indicate that the different types of discussion activities were ignored especially that engage and encourage speaking skill performance. This study can be helpful for English language teachers and may contribute to the promotion and improvement of the English language teaching and learning by practising various discussion activities in the classroom to engage students, and raise their level of motivation, confidence and fluency, and thus improve their speaking skill
Keywords: Classroom Interaction, Fluency, Group Discussion, Speaking Skill, confidence