Teaching English Speaking Skill to the Arab Students in the

Saudi School in Kuala Lumpur: Problem and Solutions

Seminar on ELT
Jesica Triane K
1532500080
English Education Study program
 Statement of the Problem

Teaching speaking skill to Arab students has always been a challenging

task to EFL (English Foreign Language) teacher.

what are the difficulties of teaching speaking skill to Arab students?

what are the difficulties of learning speaking skill to Arab students?
 Research Purpose

 investigate the main issues in the case study

 examine the role of an English-speaking environment for
students Arab
 suggest solutions and strategies to improve the quality of
speaking skills in the case study
 Research

5 key sections in the journal of this article :

Literature Result and

Methodology Solutions Conclusion
review Discussion
 Literature Review

 Success in learning a language is measured in terms of the

ability to carry out a conversation in target language
(Nunan, 1991)
 The Chinese student failed to learn English because much of
their exposure consists of written English with little real
spoken interaction (Wang, 2009)

 Motivation plays a vital role in learning another language

(Al noursi, 2013)
 Anxiety and unconfidence
 Linguistic’s error
 Teaching Methodology
 Research Methodology
• The Saudi School in
The setting Kuala Lumpur (SSKL)

• 4 English Teachers (30-

The subjects 36 y.o)
• 4 Arab Students

Data Collection • Face to face Interview

• Class observation
Method
 Result and Discussion
Problem faced the test used is more inclined to the reading
by the EFL and writing skills
Teachers
non-interactive teaching methods

the viewpoint that English is only as a

learning, not for the practice of communicating

facilities that are less support English learning

process
 Result and Discussion
Problem faced the narrow background of English
makes students unable to speak English
by The Students
lack of positive encouragement in the
classroom

almost anywhere using Arabic, a little

English

Students minimise their chances of

using English
 Solving Problem
Roles

SSKL Teachers Students

Improve linguistics
Improve class facilities knowledge
More oral task
Motivate others
Teacher’s training trough
workshop or seminar
practice english
conversation everywhere
Give motivation to the
scheduled enrichment student
classes in order to increase Explore internet and
their speaking level English channel
 Conclusion

this study shows that there are some things that hinder the improvement of Arab
students' speaking ability. The obstacles come from the school system, teachers and
students. students consider that Kuala Lumpur is the right place to improve their English
skills, but there are still limitations of practice in everyday activities.
Works Cited

www.ijels.alac.org.au
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