PE 83

The Relationship between social skills an​d speaking ability of iranian EFL learners of intermediate proficiency level

كارشناسي ارشد

آموزش زبان انگليسي

رشت

96/04/14

96ص.

ابراهيم عزتي

محمد آقاجانزاده

ُSocial skills , Speaking skill

عزتي،ابراهيم،راهنما , آقاجانزاده،محمد،مشاور

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social skills (high an​d low) an​d speaking ability of Iranian EFL learners of intermediate proficiency level. Participants of the study were 40 non-native EFL males an​d females learners of Zaban Afarin institute in Rafsanjan whose first language was Persian. An Oxford placement test (OPT) was administered to learners who were studying the English language in this institute an​d then forty intermediate participants were selected based on the results of the OPT. Novotny Social Skills Inventory for measuring the participants’ social skills were completed an​d an IELTS Speaking Test for assessing speaking ability was administered by the two raters in order to find the relationship between social skills an​d speaking skill of Iranian EFL learners. Results rejected the null hypothesis an​d suggested that there was a meaningful an​d significant relationship between social skills an​d speaking skill of Iranian intermediate EFL students.

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