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

Abstract

Abstract: The current study titled Factors that influence high school students English oral communication skills in Ecuadorian face-to-face learning environments. The objective proposed was to determine the linguistic and emotional factors that influence high school students English oral communication skills in face-to-face learning environments. The current research was carried out in a public high school in the city of Quito. In the research, 46 male and female students and 2 female English teachers participated. Also, qualitative, and quantitative approaches or a mixed methods research design were used for solid support. For collecting data, instruments such as students questionnaires, English teachers questionnaires, observation sheets, and semi structured interviews with the students were necessary. Consequently, the results showed that linguistic and emotional factors influenced senior-high-school students speaking skills. The main linguistic factor found was avoiding complex words when speaking. On the other hand, the worry of students about not being understood is highlighted as an emotional factor.