Factors affecting public high school student s English communication skills

Abstract

Abstract:This research aimed to know Factors Affecting Public High School Students English Communication Skills. The objective of this study was to answer two research specific questions: (1) which pedagogical factors affect students proficiency in English oral communication skills? and (2) which students factors affect their proficiency in English oral communication skills? This research employed a mixed method of both qualitative procedures including an interview with the English teacher to evaluate her perceptions of what methods are better for teaching oral English skills, and quantitative procedures including a survey to gather data about the students. In order to collect the information, it was necessary to work with a class of forty-eight students from a public high school in a small town from the north of Quito, Ecuador. As a result of this research, it was found that it is necessary to change the way of teaching as well as the way of learning for good oral English skills to be acquired.