A Scenario-Based Program for Developing English Oral Expression Skills of Secondary Schoolers

Abstract

T he purpose of this study was to identify and develop some English oral expression skills for secondary school students using a scenario-based program (SBP) in order to investigate its effectiveness in developing theirskills. The participants of the study were 30 EFL students from Al Zohour Secondary School for girls in Ismailia. The study design was quasi-experimental of one group pre-posttest. The study participants were taught the SBP which included eleven sessions developed and taught by the researcher. Data were obtained from applying an oral expression test that was administered pre and post applying the SBP. Data were then collected and analyzed statistically using t-test for paired samples, and the effect size (ES). The results of the oral expression skills test were fairly highly significant. This revealed that the developed SBP had a significantly positive effect on developing the English oral expression skills for secondary school students.