Overview of Oral Communication - Introduction

Requirements- Identify the relevance of the articles to teaching oral communication in a specific learning and teaching context. Summarise the findings of the given 4 articles individually, identify a strategy or strategies that can be used in Oral communication classrooms, Find links between the articles, and a context where these strategies can be applied eg. classrooms, or english training sessions. Marking Criteria: Demonstrates sound understanding of the content of selected articles This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeClearly written, links between articles are coherent This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Evidence of up-to-date and relevant research on the chosen topic This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Key ideas and research from literature linked to specific learning and teaching contexts.

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Oral Communication
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Introduction
Oral communication refers to process with the help of which the messages or the
information are exchanged in between the sender and the receiver with the help of word of
the mouth. It takes recourse to the spoken words that aids in transferring the information
along with the understanding from one person to another. This essay discusses about the
strategies that can be used within the framework of the oral communication classrooms. This
essay elucidates on the context where the oral communication strategies can prove to be
useful.
Discussion
The article, “Oral Communication Strategies Used by Iranian EFL Learners and their
Relationship with the Learners’ Self-efficacy Beliefs and Anxiety Level” have talked about
the fact that the learners have the tendency of laying focus more on the words when
compared to the fluency (Shirkhani, Meigouni & Alsadat, 2019). The self-efficacy have been
found to be related to language learner’s achievement within the framework of the specific
English skills. It have found that the learners who possess the high self-efficacy beliefs can be
the better strategy users and hence they can prove themselves to be more successful in the
aspect of the language learning. The anxiety is an important element that can affect in a
negative manner speaking dimension of the oral communication for the EFL learners. The
non-verbal strategies can be used at the time of listening that can help an individual in
becoming proficient in the aspect of the language teaching. The value of the article lies in the
fact that it can help in teaching English as the foreign language in the classroom. The
relevance of the article exists on account of the fact that it harps on the fact that the language
teachers should attempt to make the pupils communicatively competent that can aid
themselves in expressing themselves in the better manner.

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The article, “Strategies Of Learning Speaking Skill By Indonesian Learners Of
English And Their Contribution To Speaking Proficiency” discusses that gender difference is
instrumental in bringing about a difference in the usage of the oral communication strategies.
The article finds that the females have the tendency of using more strategies when compared
to the males (Mistar & Umamah, 2014). The female learners made the more use of memory,
cognitive along with the compensation strategies that helped them in becoming more
proficient in the aspect of learning the oral communication skills. The female learners could
self-evaluate themselves in the better manner that helps in explaining superiority of the
females over the males in the aspect of the English proficiency. The strategies based
instruction can direct the students in accomplishing the task in a better manner. This article
can prove to be of great use for the English training sessions of the various companies that
can help the people in becoming proficient in the area of speaking. It can enable the people in
learning the speaking skill that can aid them in becoming more confident about their
particular job roles.
The article, “Dynamics of Fluency, Lexical Resources and Language Awareness:
Investigating the Role of Pre-speaking Strategies Instruction” discusses that the assimilation
of the strategic planning with that of the pre-speaking strategies instruction can aid the
students in learning the language more easily (Abdi & Davaribina, 2017). The students in the
event of developing the pre-speaking strategies would be able to improve the speaking
ability. The findings of the article is that experimental group members had the more amount
of the lexical resources and they had the greater amount of the fluency when compared to
control group participates. The speaking strategies can prove to be crucial as it can help the
foreign language learners in negotiating the meaning where the linguistic structure is not
shared in between the second language learner and that of speaker of target language. This
article can prove to be useful for the students in the English language classroom that can help

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them in the arena of expression. It can enable them in understanding the importance of the
spoken language and it can provide the place where the strategic speaking is valued.
The article, “Speaking Strategies: Meeting NCATE Oral Proficiency Standards”
discusses that the proficiency of the foreign language teachers can be instrumental in
providing the impetus that can lead to the modification of the curricula. It discusses that it can
work to the benefit of the undergraduate major students that can help them in understanding
their studies in the better manner (Weyers, 2010). It can help them in enrolling for the
foreign language programmes as it can increase their abilities pertaining to the
comprehension. The article talks about the fact that the students should be able to notice their
own discourse that can help them in becoming the better speakers of the language. The value
of the article resides in the fact that it can aid the candidates who want to become the teacher
in the future in sharpening their skills that can help them in evolving as the successful
teaching professionals in the future.
There are strategies which can be made use of within the framework of the oral
communication classrooms. The meta-cognitive planning strategies can prove to be helpful
that can help the people in making the oral communication in a better manner. It can enhance
the academic reading along with the writing skills that can strengthen the foundation of the
children. It can help the people in making the prediction and in linking the new information
to that of the prior knowledge that can bring about the improvements in their learning
process. It can help them in the area of self-evaluation of their own learning that can help
them in having the control on their learning.
The similarity lies in between the articles as they have focussed on the fact that the
better strategy users can find the self-efficacy beliefs which are positive that can help them in
achieving the success in the area of the language learning along with the language use. They

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have talked about the fact that anxiety can impede the progress of the people and it can act
like a barrier in the path of their oral communication. The link exists in between the articles
as they have talked about the fact that Task-Based-Language-Learning (TBLL) can bring
about the social interaction in between the people and it can help them in becoming adept at
the aspect of the communication. The articles throw light on the fact that the speaking
strategies should be made use of along with the strategic planning that can produce the
positive co-relation with that of the speaking performance. The learners should be provided
with the guidance in planning phase that can enable them in planning through the
instructions. The language resources should be used in the adequate manner that can off the
extensive help in the arena of the oral communication. The particular context within which
the oral communication strategies can be applied are the class rooms that can prove to be
advantageous for the students. It can help them in the management of their learning and it can
be instrumental in increasing their self-confidence. It can help the people in paying attention
to their pronunciation along with the language choice that can help them in having the
successful communication in the future.
Conclusion
Self-efficacy can help the learners in achieving the proficiency in learning language
and it can greatly aid them in the area of communication. They can use the strategy in the
better manner that can help them in achieving the success in the long term. Anxiety can have
a negative impact on the aspect of the oral communication and it hinders their process of the
learning. The oral communication strategies have been found to differ on the basis of gender
and the females use more strategy when compared to the males. Meta-cognitive planning
strategies can enable the people in making better oral communication. It can be instrumental
in augmenting academic reading skills which can strengthen language foundation of people.

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References
Abdi, N., & Davaribina, M. (2017). Dynamics of Fluency, Lexical Resources and Language
Awareness: Investigating the Role of Pre-speaking Strategies Instruction. Theory and
Practice in Language Studies, 7(10), 912-920.
Mistar, J., & Umamah, A. (2014). Strategies of learning speaking skill by Indonesian
Learners of English and Their Contribution to Speaking Proficiency. TEFLIN
Journal, 25(2), 203-216.
Shirkhani, S., Meigouni, M. M., & Alsadat, E. (2019). Oral Communication Strategies Used
by Iranian EFL Learners and their Relationship with the Learners’ Self-efficacy
Beliefs and Anxiety Level. Research in English Language Pedagogy, 8(1), 1-20.
Weyers, J. R. (2010). Speaking strategies: Meeting NCATE oral proficiency
standards. Foreign language annals, 43(3), 384-394.