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

Abstract

Abstract: The development of the current research study Factors that influence high school students' English oral communication skills in Ecuadorian face-to-face learning environments has as its main purpose to determine how linguistic and emotional factors influence high school students' English oral communication skills in Ecuadorian face-to-face learning environments. This research was carried out in a Public Educational Unit in the Province of Chimborazo. To perform this study, an English teacher and 40 first-year high school students were considered to perform this study. A mixed method approach (qualitative and quantitative) was used; the instruments used to collect the information were surveys, interviews, and class observation worksheets. The collection, description, analysis, and interpretation of the results gathered, showed that emotional factors directly affect more than linguistic factors when a student is developing their English-speaking skills; in fact, the linguistic aspect that affects learners the most is their fear of making mistakes and being teased by their peers, lack of confidence, and anxiety play an important role in learners development of oral communication.