Current Hot Topics as Inspirational Resources for Motivating Students in Speaking Activity
الكلمات المفتاحية:
Hot Topics, Inspirational Resources, Motivating Students, Speaking Activity
الملخص
The present study aims at showing hot topics as inspirational resources for speaking activities. It highlights the role of motivation in language learning and the activities used in speaking skill in the English language classrooms. The study aims at realizing the most motivating topics that learners prefer for speaking activities, and also it shows the role of motivation in having such topics and the difficulties facing learners while having topics for discussion. It also demonstrates the extent to which topic discussion helps students improve their speaking skill. For the methodology, a mixed-method has been used and it is done in two stages. First, some topics in speaking books are selected and utilized in designing a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three sections. The first and the third section consisted of a number of close-ended questions, while the second section composed of 6 open-ended questions. Based on the findings of the study, the topic ‘Travel’ was found motivating for Kurdish EFL learners. The results also revealed that some difficulties such as lack of motivation, lack of speaking skills, unfamiliarity with a topic, difficulty of a topic, a topic which is not culturally appropriate, and having no prior knowledge of the topic are difficulties facing second-language learners while having a topic for class discussion and speaking activity.
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2. Akdeniz, N. o. (2017). Use of student-produced videos to develop oral skills in EFL classrooms.
3. Akoue, B., Allogo, J. O., Ndong, J.-C. N., & Tennant, A. (2015). Starter teachers A methodology course for the classroom. London: British Council.
4. Al-Ghamdi, A. (2014). The role of motivation as a single factor in second language learning. ARECLS, 11, 1-14.
5. Aliakbar, M., & Jamalvandi, B. (2010). The impact of 'role-play' on fostering EFL learners' speaking ability; A task-based approach. Pan-pacific Association of Applied linguistics, 14(1).
6. Alizadeh, M. (2016). The impact of motivation on English Language Teaching. International journal of research in English Education, 1(1).
7. Al-Tamimi, N. O. (2017). Improving speaking skill: implications for using debatable topics in English speaking class. Research journal of English language and literature, 5(4).
8. Animilom, S., Othman, A. B., & Radzi , A. H. (2014). Using oral presentations to enhance students' confidance in speaking task: An action research.
9. Armadi, A., Dewi, R. S., & Kultsum, U. (2017). Using communicative games in improving students' speaking skills. English language teaching, 10(1).
10. Aubrey, S. (2020). Influences on Japanese students' willingness to communicate across three different sized EFL class.
11. Basoz, T., & Ertan, I. H. (2019). A qualitative inquiry into the factors influencing EFL learners' in-class willingness to communicate in English. Novitas-ROYAL, 13(1), 1-18.
12. Becker, C., & Roos, J. (2016). An Approach to creative speaking activities in the young learners' classroom. Education Inquiry, 7(1).
13. Bilal, H. A., Bibi, N., Nawaz, A., Rehman, A., & Sheikh, A. (2014). The role of motivation in learning English language for Pakistani learners. International journal of Humanities and social science, 4(1).
14. Bohlke, D., & Richards, J. C. (2012). Speak Now 1. New York: Oxford university press.
15. Bohlke, D., & Richards, J. C. (2012). Speak now 3. New York: Oxford university press.
16. Bright , D., & Weeden, K. (2020). Pre-service teacher attitudes towards discussing terrorism in English as an additional language(EAL) classrooms: citizenship, democratic practices, and the discussion of conroversial issues. The Austrailian Educational Researcher, 149-166.
17. Brown, H. D. (2004). Language Assessement Principles and Classroom Practices. New York: Pearson Education.
18. Cabrera, P., Castillo, L., Gonzalez , P., Ochoa, C., & Quinonez, A. (2016). The effect of communicative activities on efl learners' motivation; a case study of students in Amazon region of Ecuador. Colomb Applied lingustics, 18(2), 39-48.
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20. Cunningham, G., & Redston, C. (2013). Face2face (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge university press.
21. Eales, F., & Oakes, S. (2016). Speakout (Second ed.). Longman pearson.
22. Fadilah, E. (2018). Willingness to communicate from Indonosian learners' perspective. Journal of EIT Research, 3(2).
23. Fajariyah, D. N. (2009). Improving students' speaking proficiency using games.
24. Harmer, J. (2001). How to teach English. Harlow: Pearson Education.
25. Harmer, J. (2001). How to teach English . Harlow: Pearson Education.
26. Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English Language Teaching. Harlow: Pearson Education.
27. Hull, J., Proctor, S., & Richards, J. C. (2013). Interchange 1. New York: Cambridge university press.
28. Jodaei, H., & Yegani, H. (2018). The effect of Task-based and Topic-based speaking activities on speaking ability of Iranian EFL learners. International journal of English language and Translation Studies, 5(4), 85-93.
29. Kazemi, S. A., & Zarei, L. (2015). The efficacy of topic familiarity on oral presentation: extensive speaking assessment task of Iranian EFL learners in TBLT. International journal of applied linguistics and language literature, 4(3).
30. Kitzman, A. (2016). Working to meet students' needs with optimal topics. OnCUE Journal, 9(3), 239-260.
31. Kyriacou, C. (2004). Effective teaching in schools theory and practie. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes Ltd.
32. Lan, D. T., Houng, N. T., & Van, D. T. (2020). The use of pop songs in enhancing English speaking skills of first year students at Thai Nguyen university of Economics and business administration - TNU. IOSR journal of Reseach and Method in Education, 10(2), 29-36.
33. Lieske, C., & Vargo, M. (2012). Speak now 4. New York: Oxford university press.
34. Macklem, G. L. (2015). Bordem in classroom adressing student motivation, self-regulation, and engagement. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
35. Makalah. (2015). Teaching Speaking.
36. Maxom, M. (2009). Teaching English as a foreign language for Dummies. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
37. McKay, S. (2013). Teaching English as an international language: Chilean context. ELT Journal, 57(2).
38. Nunan, D. (2003). Practical English Language Teaching. Singapore: McGraw-Hill.
39. Phillips, A., Phillips , T., & Regan, N. (2013). General English. UK: Garnet Publishing.
40. Prayoga, F. (2018). The impact of topic-based group discussion on EFL learners' speaking performance. IOSR Journal of Research and Method in Education, 8(2), 40-45.
41. Prayoga, F. (2018). The impact of Topic-based Group discussion on EFL learners speaking performance. IOSR journal of Reseach and Method in Education, 8(2), 40-45.
42. Shabani, M. B. (2013). The effect of background knowledge on speaking ability of Iranian EFL learners. International Samanm journal of marketing and management, 1(1).
43. Siegel, A. (2014). What should we talk about? The authenticity textbook topics. ELT Journal, 68(4), 363-375.
44. Thornbury, S. (2005). How to teach speaking. Harlow: Pearson Education.
45. Tornqvist, A. (2008). A study of attitudes of some English teachers and 9th grade pupils in Sweden towards oral communication in the English classroom. English C, 15 ECTS.
46. Ur, P. (2009). A course in language teaching: practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
47. Wolf, J. P. (2013). Exploring and contrasting EFL learners' perceptions of textbook- assigned and self-selected discussion topics. SAGE Journals, 17(1), 49-66.
48. Yegani, H., & Jodaei, H. (2017). The effect of task-based and Topic-based avtivities on speaking ability of Iranian EFL learners. International journal of English Language and Translation studies, 5(4), 85-93.
49. Young, D. (2016). Textbook revision in the EDC context: Readability and interest. OCJSI.
50. Young, D. (2019). Students perceptions of textbook topics in a discussion course. OCJSI, 107-127.
منشور
2021-09-30
كيفية الاقتباس
Daban Saber Qader, & Hiam Saber Abbo. (2021). Current Hot Topics as Inspirational Resources for Motivating Students in Speaking Activity. Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, (71), 221-239. https://doi.org/10.33193/JALHSS.71.2021.569
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