THE EFFECTS OF USING SPEAKING TEMPLATES ON DEVELOPING ORAL FLUENCY OF INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

Abstract

Among a vast array of techniques that help enhance L2 oral fluency of students is the use of speaking templates. Much as this technique has been quite commonly practiced, its relevance and effectiveness take more than experience and observation to determine. This study investigated the impact of using templates on improving oral fluency. To fulfil this aim, a quasi-experiment was designed with a control group (N=24) and an experimental group (N=24); they both took a pre-test and a post-test but only the experimental group received training with speaking templates in a 6-week period. The data collected was processed to garner numerical statistics of Speech Rate, Mean Length of Runs and Average Length of Pauses, the three measures of oral fluency. The test scores of the two group were then compared by t-tests and one-way ANOVA tests on SPSS. The findings revealed that the students from the experimental group did not reap equal benefit from speaking templates.