Exploring the Oral Communication Strategies Used by Turkish EFL Learners: A Mixed Methods Study

Demir, Yusuf; Mutlu, Gülçin; Şişman, Yavuz Selim

doi:10.12973/iji.2018.11237a

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“…In foreign language teaching, the development of communication skills is one of the primary concerns (Demir, Mutlu, & Sisman, 2018). Oral communication skills are important in various contexts including tertiary education, postgraduate education, workplace, and business (Crosling & Ward, 2002;Moslehifar & Ibrahim, 2012).…”

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Oral Communication Apprehension among Japanese EFL International Students in a Language Immersion Program in Malaysia

Jalleh¹,

Mahfoodh²,

Singh³

2021

INT J INSTRUCTION

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Japanese EFL international students may experience high levels of apprehension when communicating in English due to their culture, educational background, attitudes towards the role of English in their society, and lack of opportunities to practice speaking in English. Although the students in this study had studied English before joining the English immersion program, their language learning experiences might not have focused on oral communication skills. EFL learners' oral communication apprehension has been examined in various contexts, but the Japanese EFL context has not received adequate attention, especially Japanese EFL international students in Malaysian institutions of tertiary education. Thus, this study examined the levels of oral communication apprehension among Japanese EFL international students in four communication contexts (group discussions, meetings, conversations, and public speaking). The study adopted a quantitative approach, using the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) to measure oral communication apprehension levels among 23 firstyear Japanese EFL students in an immersion program in a Malaysian public university. Data were analyzed using SPSS and Microsoft Excel. The results of this study revealed that most of the Japanese EFL international students exhibited a high level of oral communication apprehension. The study also revealed that the highest levels of apprehension were found in two communication contexts: group discussions and conversation, possibly because oral communication takes place spontaneously in these two communication contexts.

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Oral Communication Apprehension among Japanese EFL International Students in a Language Immersion Program in Malaysia

Jalleh¹,

Mahfoodh²,

Singh³

2021

INT J INSTRUCTION

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“…He noted that communication strategies can contribute individuals to using their communication in L2. Numerous studies have been done on learners' communication strategies (Habók and Magyar, 2018 ; e.g., Demir et al, 2018 ; Vafadar et al, 2020 ; Zheng et al, 2021a , b ). Few studies have explored teachers' communication strategies in educational contexts.…”

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The Relationship Between EFL Teachers' Personality Traits, Communication Strategies, and Work Engagement

2022

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This review strives to shed light on the related studies on the relationship between English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' personality traits, communication strategies, and their work engagement. The positive correlation between teachers' personality traits and work engagement has been confirmed in the review of the literature. Furthermore, studies have proved the relationship between teachers' communication strategies and personality traits. No studies have been done on the direct relationship between teachers' communication strategies and work engagement. However, the studies showed that some factors, such as teacher self-efficacy and willingness to communicate, can mediate the relationship between teachers' communication strategies and work engagement. To improve the language teaching quality, the pedagogical implications are explained in the end. Some suggestions for further research are provided to expand the literature about teachers' communication strategies, work engagement, and personality traits.

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“…An investigation of Turkish EFL learners' use of oral CSs conducted by Demir et al (2018) was employed a mixed-method approach. The qualitative data from the interviews which corroborated the quantitative findings from questionnaire indicated the participants' ability to use oral CSs with meaning negotiation gaining primacy.…”

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The influences of oral communication strategies on students’ English speaking proficiency

Nguyen¹,

Vu²,

Yen³

2022

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This study aims to examine the spoken communication techniques of non-English major students at University of Economics – Technology for Industries (UNETI) to get a better knowledge of language acquisition techniques, namely oral strategies used in communicative activities. Data were collected through questionnaire adapted from the Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI) by Nakatani (2005) and analyzed using OCSI. Participants were 50 EFL students from the Faculty of Accounting, UNETI. The results show that students utilized certain communication strategies (CSs) when they encountered oral communication difficulties. It was additionally anticipated that UNETI students would think more deeply about their oral communication abilities. Consequently, teachers will develop more effective methods of teaching them how to communicate successfully with others throughout the process. Moreover, students will acquire additional CSs that they may use more effectively in real-world conversations with native and non-native speakers. Thus, speaking strategy training should not be overlooked throughout students’ learning process.

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Exploring the Oral Communication Strategies Used by Turkish EFL Learners: A Mixed Methods Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Oral Communication Apprehension among Japanese EFL International Students in a Language Immersion Program in Malaysia

Oral Communication Apprehension among Japanese EFL International Students in a Language Immersion Program in Malaysia

The Relationship Between EFL Teachers' Personality Traits, Communication Strategies, and Work Engagement

The influences of oral communication strategies on students’ English speaking proficiency

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