Assessing The Speaking Skill Among EFL Learners The Case of Third- Year Licence Students at the University of Tlemcen

Abstract

This current study aims to investigate the assessment of students’ speaking skill at the English department of Tlemcen University, case of third year EFL students. The main purpose underlying this work is to gather data about the speaking assessment practices within EFL learners and to examine the effectiveness of teachers ‘techniques of assessment in improving their speaking abilities. To carry out this research and confirm our hypotheses, Two questionnaire are administered, one for teachers of oral expression and another for the third year students at the Department of English at university of Tlemcen. The collected information was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The data collected of this study shows that the assessment practices adopted by teachers of oral expression are effective in developing students’ speaking performance. It also reveals that teachers focus on both accuracy and fluency in assessing the students’ speaking abilities. Finally this study aims at suggesting some strategies, techniques and procedures that may help teachers to assess speaking skill.