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

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Abstract: The present research work about Factors that influence high school students' English oral communication skills in Ecuadorian face-to-face learning environments, aims to determine the factors both linguistic and emotional that influence in high school students' English oral communication skills. The method was mixed and the techniques the observation, survey as well as the interview. It was carried out in a public school in the city of Quito. For this study 40 students (26 men and 14 women) registered in second year of bachillerato participated. They were15 and 16 years of age. The 40 students were given two questionnaires: one concerning linguistic factors and another concerning emotional factors. The survey included 12 items regarding linguistic factors and 14 items about the emotional factors. In the same way, an observation was made while the teacher was teaching his class. Additionally, a teacher and five students were interviewed. The results found indicated that the linguistic factors are the ones that mostly influence students when developing their speech in the classroom.