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

Abstract

Abstract: This study seeks to understand the factors that affect oral communication skills in English by high school students in face-to-face mode in Ecuador. were investigated two factors: the linguistic and the emotional. The participants were students and teachers from an urban secondary school. Questionnaires were used in this research, interviews and observation lists as instruments to collect data. The results showed that linguistic and emotional barriers are important for the development of fluency in the language, although the emotional factor seems to be more influential than the linguistic one. The results of this study could be useful for educators, policy makers education and other stakeholders to develop more effective strategies and interventions to improve students' English oral communication skills. With more effective strategies and actions, it is expected that competition can be improved communicative and linguistic skills of students in secondary schools in Ecuador.