Barriers to English Speaking Proficiency: Function of Teaching Practices in Primary Schools
Keywords:
English Language Teachers, Barriers to Developing English Speaking Skills, Dialogue-Based Activities.Abstract
This study was aimed to investigate the barriers to developing English speaking skills at primary school. In this study, the researcher examined the teaching practices of male and female English language teachers teaching at the primary level in Sargodha. The study was descriptive and survey design was used to collect data. A questionnaire was developed to examine the teaching practices. The data was collected from male and female primary school teachers from both public and private schools teachers in Sargodha. The data was analyzed in terms of demographics using frequency, mean, and the standard deviation. Descriptive statistics and t-tests were used to find out differences in mean values among genders and schools. It was found that speaking skills were not given as much attention, with many English language teachers (ELTs) rarely conducting dialogue-based activities, pronunciation drills, or fluency-enhancing exercises like tongue twisters. The gap suggests a need for more interactive speaking opportunities in classrooms. It was recommended that English language teachers may promote creativity through interactive teaching by incorporating more speaking tasks.
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