this study intended to develop a model describing speaking strategies for efl learners by taking into account the effects of learners’ gender and proficiency on the application of strategies. accordingly, this study was planned to have two main analyses, namely qualitative and quantitative. in this respect, 30 efl learners' viewpoints were sought, and then, based on the elicited responses, a 21...

BACKGROUND Our goal in this study was to test the relationship between speaking up--i.e., questioning, correcting, or clarifying a current procedure--and technical team performance in anesthesia. Hypothesis 1: team members' higher levels of speaking up are related to higher levels of technical team performance. Hypothesis 2: team members will react to speaking up by either clarifying their proc...

The aim of the study was to describe how Flipgrid is used in speaking class and it supports students' skills. Utilizing a case study, present research involved twenty-one students Department English Education public university Bandung, West Java. data were obtained from students’ videos transcripts focus group discussions (FGD). analyzed using one existing rubrics which are available with sever...

This study investigated the relationship between language anxiety and English speaking performance among Taiwanese college students. The participants were 59 students attending a one-semester course entitled Speaking Communication at university in central Taiwan. They underwent computer-based oral proficiency tests completed Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. Data analyzed using descript...

Objectives: The present research aims to study the normal development of Percentage of Consonant Correct (PCC) in Kurdish-speaking children, with Middle Kurmanji-Mukryani Dialect as an Articulation Competency Index (ACI). PCC was examined in terms of the manner of articulation and position of sound in the word.  Methods: In this descriptoanalytical cross-sectional study, 120 Kurdish-speak...

To date, the role of gender in speaking tests has received limited attention in language testing research. It is possible in oral interviews, for instance, that both interviewing and rating may be highly gendered processes. In tests like the IELTS interview, where the interviewer also acts as the rater, this poses the question of whether a gender effect, if it exists, stems from the interview i...