THE EFFECT OF CLASSROOM INTERACTION IN ENHANCING EFL LEARNERS’ SPEAKING SKILLS

Abstract

Classroom interaction is indeed an important concept in the process of learning a foreign language. The present study aims to investigate the effect of classroom interaction in enhancing the speaking skills of EFL learners among third-year undergraduate students at Djilali Bounaama University. Because of the difficulties students face to develop this ability, many researchers argue that classroom interaction is an important aspect that has to be taken into account to promote real communication in the classroom in order to enable learners to practice speaking and overcome their fears. The goal of the current thesis is to shed light on the impact of classroom interaction on improving speaking skills. In this case, a questionnaire is conducted to 50 students at the Department of English, to investigate their opinions on the effect of classroom interaction in helping them improve their speaking proficiency. The researchers hypothesize that if students are provided with more opportunities for interaction in the classroom, their speaking skills will improve. Early results indicated the high need to create a friendly atmosphere that encourages students to freely express themselves. Moreover, to provide interesting interactive tasks to maximize interactive opportunities