Factors that influence high school students' English oral communication skills in Ecuadorian face-to-face learning environments

Abstract

Abstract:This research seeks to determine the linguistic and emotional factors that influence the oral communication skills in English of high school students in environments face-to-face; and it was carried out in a public educational institution located in Quijos, Napo, Ecuador. The sample consisted of 40 second-year high school students and two teachers of English. The investigation used a mixed approach, which means that it was considered quantitative and qualitative evidence. The research techniques used were survey, interview and observation and the instruments that were applied were questionnaires to students and teachers, a semi-structured interview for students and a data sheet observation. The results revealed that most of the linguistic factors and emotional factors contemplated during this investigation have a great influence on the oral communication skills of students of English as a foreign language, without However, according to the perceptions of the students, the emotional factors of fear and anxiety, as well as linguistic factors of L1 interference, pronunciation and vocabulary, were the ones that had the most impact on their English speaking skills.