An An Analysis of Spoken proficiency during Oral presentations of Pakistani ESL Undergraduate Students

Abstract

The spoken proficiency, considering the speaking skills in English of ESL learners, needs close attention. For the purpose of improving the speaking skills of students, oral presentation is the most common method used in academics to improve their spoken proficiency. The previous works are abundant with descriptions of ideal presentations. No specific study is seen on the oral presentation, its role in spoken proficiency, and the reasons behind it. This paper not only talks about the oral presentations of the language learners but also explores the needs of the learners, the reasons, factors, and possible solutions. For this purpose, the presentations of the twenty Undergraduate students of the BS English program at the University of Sargodha were recorded both in audio and video for analysis. However, the structured rubrics reflect all the important factors and components explained by (Dornyei & Scott, 1995) model for oral presentation skills. The results of the present study reveal a long list of the lacks and needs of the learners' presentation skills and speaking skills. The research opens a vast field for future research, more practical in nature, concerning the needs of the learners.