Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the impact of task types on the use of communication strategies (CSs) by (30) Algerian learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in spoken discourse at the University of M’Hammed Bouguerra in Boumerdes.Data was collectedfrom audio recordings of scenario and interview tasks have been classified according to a taxonomy compiled from previous taxonomies of such strategies, and more specifically those of Dӧrnyei and Scott (1997),and Faerch and Kasper (1983). Descriptive and inferential analysiswere conducted to investigate the effect of task types on the choice and use of CSs.The frequency and percentage of each strategy in the two tasks were calculated. In addition, SPSS program was used to answer the second research question which deals with the effect of task on the choice and use of CSs. The t-test for independent samples is used to calculate the means and the standard deviations in order to examine any significant differences between the scenario and interview that may result from the task type variation. The results indicates thatthe task type has an impact on the choice and use of CSs particularly influenced by the interview.It reveals that the difficulty of interview demands more linguistic items which lead to the use of specific strategiesand wide range of CSs. The effect of task was more significant in the use of CSs than their choice. Keywords: Communication strategies (CSs), choice and use of CSs, and task type (interview and scenario). DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-30-08 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
Highlights
Communication strategies have become an essential and significant component of the communicative competence that a second or foreign language learners need in order to express their ideas effectively as Canale and Swain (1980) stated.In addition, communication strategies (CSs) enable those learners to overcome their problems and deficiencies when communicating. Selinker (1972)states that CSs are the means used by foreign and second language learners to solve problems that face them in the process of communication
What are the communication strategies used by Algerian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in oral discourse? Q.2.Are there statistically significantdifferences in choosing and using the communication strategies of the interview and scenario?
6.1 Findings Related to Question 1: What are the communication strategies used by Algerian EFL learners in oral discourse?
Summary
Communication strategies have become an essential and significant component of the communicative competence that a second or foreign language learners need in order to express their ideas effectively as Canale and Swain (1980) stated.In addition, CSs enable those learners to overcome their problems and deficiencies when communicating. Selinker (1972)states that CSs are the means used by foreign and second language learners to solve problems that face them in the process of communication. The members of the sample are divided into (i.e. Elementary andIntermediate) based on their proficiency levels in English The latter researcher collected data using three different tasks: ten minutes of oral communication, picture story narration and photographic description. The current study fills a gap in the relevant literature It aimed at identifying the CSs employed by a sample of thirty EFL second year learners of English. It alsointended to explore the relationship between the choice and use of CSs in the two communicative tasks: interview and scenario
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