IMPROVING PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Keywords:
challenges in English public speaking, English as a foreign language students, public speaking skills, solutions to improve speaking English
Abstract
This study explores English as a foreign language students’ challenges and investigates solutions for students to improve their public speaking skills at a university campus in the South of Vietnam. A descriptive mixed-method approach is used in this investigation allowing data to be quantitatively and qualitatively collected through questionnaires and interviews. The findings showed that English as a foreign language students faced several problems in public speaking as well as a lack of confidence. Many methods to improve public speaking skills were found, including making presentations, creating video blogs, and implementing circumlocution, methods that helped students increase their confidence in speaking and using effective body language. The findings of this study can be applied to help students overcome their challenges with public speaking.
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[Accessed 8th January 2022].
[3] Faizah U, Suwandi S, Andayani AR. Enhancing
Students’ Public Speaking through Da’wah. Journal of Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology. 2020;12(7): 72–80. http://xajzkjdx.cn/gallery/6-
july2020a.pdf [Accessed 10th January 2022].
[4] Marinho ACF, Medeiros AM, Gama ACC,
Teixeira LC. Fear of public speaking:
Perception of college students and correlates.
Journal of Voice. 2017;31(1): 127.e7–127.e11.
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[5] Zuhriyah M. Storytelling to improve students’
speaking skill. English Education: Jurnal
Tadris Bahasa Inggris. 2017;10(1): 119–134.
https://doi.org/10.24042/ee-jtbi.v10i1.879.
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conversational inference. In: Jaworski A,
Coupland N. (eds.). The Discourse Reader.
Oxon: Routledge. 1999. Available from:
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12th March 2022].
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speaking skill. Acme International Journal of
Multidisciplinary Research. 2014;2(4): 9–13 .
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C5&q=Technology+in+teaching+speaking+skill.+Acme
+International+Journal+of+Multidisciplinary+Research
%2C+2%284%29%2C+9-13&btnG.
[8] Tahir SZA. Improving Students’ Speaking Skill
through Yahoo Messenger at University of Iqra
Buru. International Journal of Language and
Linguistics. 2015;3(3): 174–181. https://doi.org/
10.11648/j.ijll.20150303.20.
[9] Chu CWL. Reflective assessment materials for ELT
teachers. The English Teacher. 2001;4(3): 243–251.
http://www.aulibrary.au.edu/multim1/ABAC_Pub/TheEnglish-Teacher-An-International-Journal/v4-n3-
6.pdf. [Accessed 10th January 2022].
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terms for enhancing public speaking skills.
Universidad y Sociedad. 2020;12(2): 154–159.
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1509. [Accessed 10th January 2022].
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(Pendidikan Dan Pengajaran). 2021;5(2): 287–295.
http://dx.doi.org/10.33578/pjr.v5i2.8238.
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https://www.islamicknowledge.ca/uploads/4/6/8/9/4689
7513/cengage_advantage_books_-
_essentials_of_public_speaking_5th_ed.-min.pdf.
[Accessed 12th March 2022].
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ESL Learners to Overcome Speech Anxiety.
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and Literature (IJSELL). 2014;2(11): 127–135.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.
1.1.678.7541&rep=rep1&type=pdf. [Accessed 10th
January 2022].
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students’public speaking skills through the use
of videotaped feedback. Ta’dib. 2020;23(1): 75–86.
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article/view/2008/1711. [Accessed 10th January
2022].
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https://doi.org/10.30560/lt.v1n1p22.
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speaking anxiety scale: Preliminary psychometric
data and scale validation. Personality and
Individual Differences. 2016;94: 211–215.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.01.026.
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https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2012.667772.
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Feedback in Public Speaking Courses: Potential Application To Vietnamese Pedagogical Setting. Journal
of Science, Hue University [Tạp chí Khoa học, Đại
học Huế]. 2012;70: 237–245.
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video recordings on oral performance of EFL learners. Teaching English with Technology. 2016;16(2):
71–96.
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presentations. Dong Hwa Journal of
Humanistic Studies. 2002;4: 401–418.
http://ir.ndhu.edu.tw/bitstream/987654321/4403/1/4-
401-418.PDF. [Accessed 10th January 2022].
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speaking skills through Pecha Kucha presentations.
Journal of English Education. 2017; 6(1): 1–10.
https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v6i1.765 .
[22] Santoso DR, Taufiq W. Implementing Circumlocution
to Improve the Speech Performance in Public Speaking. In 1st Paris Van Java International Seminar on
Health, Economics, Social Science and Humanities
(PVJ-ISHESSH 2020). 2021;535: 117–120. Atlantis
Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210304.027.
[23] Madzlan NA, Seng GH, Kesevan HV. Use of
Video Blogs in Alleviating Public Speaking
Anxiety among ESL Learners. Journal of Education
and e-Learning Research. 2020;7(1): 93–99.
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1250891.pdf
[Accessed 10th January 2022].
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Resources for the instructor. Communication Education. 1982;31: 195–203.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03634528209384683.
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Raymond Padilla’s unfolding matrix in framing
qualitative data and the follow-up activities
for educational research. International Journal
of Qualitative Methods. 2018;17(1): 1–8.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406918786820.
[26] Kalra R, Siribud S. Public speaking anxiety
in the Thai EFL context. LEARN Journal:
Language Education and Acquisition Research
Network. 2020;13(1): 195–209. https://so04.tcithaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/article/view/237845/16
2850. [Accessed 12th January 2022].
Published
29-June-2022
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Phan V, Bui T. IMPROVING PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. journal [Internet]. 29Jun.2022 [cited 22Dec.2024];12(47):29-8. Available from: https://journal.tvu.edu.vn/tvujs_old/index.php/journal/article/view/921
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