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

Abstract

Abstract:This research aims to analyze the linguistic and emotional factors that influence the oral communication skills in English of the students of high school in face-to-face classes. To carry out this study, 40 EFL were considered first-year students from a public secondary school in Saraguro, and a teacher belonging to the same institution. The data was collected through three instruments different: a questionnaire applied to students and teachers on linguistic factors and most common emotional factors most influential in communication skills, a semi-structured interview and an observation sheet used to analyze 3 classes and to contrast and compare the information obtained in the aforementioned instruments. The data were analyzed considering the mixed method and the results were presented in tables. Finally, the findings revealed that the linguistic factors that most affect the oral production of the students are the lack of grammar and vocabulary, and the factors Emotional factors that affect oral preproduction are fear, pressure, nervousness, and lack of trust.