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EXPLANATION
IMPROVING ENGLISH ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
OF PAKISTANI PUBLIC SCHOOL'S STUDENTS

Due to the increasing demand and importance, the purpose of this

Research

research study was to improve students Oral Communication Skills

Objectives

(OCSs) in Lower Secondary Public school in Karachi byintegrating

lessons with the National Curriculum for English Language
(NCEL) 2006.

Research

The main research question is How can I facilitate students of

Questions

Grade-6 to improve Oral Communication Skills in a Lower

Secondary Public school in Karachi, Pakistan.
The findings of reconnaissance showed that traditional teaching

Research

methods such as grammar translation method and rote learning

Rational

were found to be used mostly in classroom which had made the

classroom more teacher centred rather than student centred. Text
book was used as main source of teaching.
Qualitative research method was selected in order to improve OCSs
of young learners in public school context. Within qualitative

Research Design

research paradigm an action research design was adopted as it

helped in using different teaching strategies and to develop action
plans cycles in the form of lessons to improve and change the
situation. As Norton (2009) agrees,
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Listening is receptive and meaningful process as Stabb (1992)

emphasizes that Listening is an active process of constructing
meaning and for this to happen, listeners need active mental
involvement. While good instructions and lots of practice can
help improve listening skills, this won't happen without
meaningful talk in the classroom (p.7).

1) Speaking takes place in the presence of listener because

listener responds to the speakers communication. As Byrne

(1986) defines, Oral communication is a two way process
between the speaker and the listener and involves the
productive skills of speaking and the receptive skills of
understanding. It is considered to be helpful in improving
learning as Staab (1992) states, I believe that oral language is
important not only as a vital communication tool that