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

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Abstract: The research tittled Factors that influence the oral communication skills in English of Ecuadorian high school students in face-to-face learning environments , it has been done in order to analyze the most influential factors in the teaching-learning process, and its effects on the oral communication. The participants were, 50 high school students, from the province of Zamora Chinchipe, canton Zamora, and a English teacher. In this investigation was used the mixed method for data analysis, which includes qualitative and qualitative research. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaires for 50 students, interviews with five students, observations of face-to-face English classes, and a questionnaire for the teacher. After the analysis of the results, the data collected in terms of linguistic and emotional factors were compared, and it was revealed that students perform linguistically more efficiently when they are emotionally well. Regarding linguistic aspects such as pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., they showed that they function more efficiently when the classroom climate includes motivation, so that, despite sometimes being a little afraid and nervous, they manage to stabilize their emotions and develop in all planned activities.