The Impact of Speech Workshop as Curriculum at KKU on Improving Student’s Oral Performance (Published)
The quick speed of the development which is taking place all over the worldrequires quick and great updating in every single part of our life. Indeed employers consistently rank communication skills and techniques as one of the most commonly requested skills in 2021 job posting. Graduating with a high degree for graduate learners will not fit alone with changes taking place in all working areas. The need for holders of effective communicating skills are mostly requested by job employers. They requested skills which are considered to be fundamental and challenging. University students have a great chance to develop the needed skills and strategies through the course of speech workshop as drawn in the conclusion of this research paper. It works on improving the learner’s oral performance through knowing the mean reason of anxiety caused when facing audience and all strategies and techniques needed starting from knowing how to choice a topic and following up to the point where the speaker draws his/her conclusion safely and successfully.
Keywords: Curriculum, Oral Performance, kku, speech workshops
Examination of the Extent to Which English Aural – Oral Skills are Evaluated in Compliance with the Provision of the 9 – Year English Studies Curriculum at Junior Secondary Schools in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Published)
The study examines compliance with the 9 – year English studies curriculum proposition that after each topic students’ performance in oral English be evaluated. The design adopted for the study was the descriptive survey. Two objectives and their corresponding research questions were used to guide the research. 210 teachers of English and 384 students from public, community and private secondary schools across the seven zones of Education formed the respondents for the research questionnaires. Two sets of questionnaires developed by the researcher, were used for data collection. Forty eight teachers were also observed in real class teaching – learning situation. The findings as check – mated by classroom observation revealed neglect of evaluation of the aural – oral skills contrary to the provision of the 9 – year English Studies Curriculum. Where the tests were carried out. They were lop – sided in favour of productive skills. Among the recommendations given based on the findings is that In consonance with the 9 – year Basic Education English Studies Curriculum, after each lesson and each topic, schools management, inspectors and supervisors, should ensure that students’ oral performance is adequately evaluated.
Keywords: Compliance, Curriculum, Evaluation, Examination, Language Testing, aural – oral skills