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THE USE OF SPEAKING STRATEGIES BY PRE-SERVICE EFL TEACHERS

Speaking in English as a foreign language is a complex skill which includes production of speech sounds in a meaningful way, as well as knowledge on different contexts in which speaking occurs since it dictates the nature of one’s speech. Learners who want to improve their general speaking performance can benefit from the use of speaking strategies. In short, speaking strategies are actions which learners take to manage different aspects, such as cognitive, motivational, social and affective, which then affects their development of speaking skills. This language skill is particularly important for young learners’ EFL teachers, as they are frequently the only models of correct pronunciation whom the children can imitate. Thus, to determine the level of the perceived use of speaking strategies by pre-service EFL teachers and possible correlation between their perceived use of speaking strategies and their self-assessed knowledge of English and speaking skills in English, research involving fifty university students of Graduate programme of study of primary education in combination with the study of the English language was conducted. The results show significant use of speaking strategies, but the correlation was found to be weak, and it was recorded only between some of the categories of speaking strategies and the mentioned variables.

EFL knowledge, pre-service EFL teachers, speaking skills, speaking strategies

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