ESP students' perceptions about the impact of Project based learning on their speaking skill. The Case of 2nd Year Economic Sciences at Msila University
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2023-06
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université mohamed boudiaf .m'sila
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Enhancing ESP students’ speaking skills plays an important role in the educational process. The significance posits that teachers, in response to the dynamic educational landscape, are argued to incorporate and adopt appropriate methodologies and strategies in order to create the needed environment for students. This study aims to explore the effects of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in enhancing students 'speaking skills in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) environment, through conducting a case study on second year students at the Department of Economic Sciences at Mohamed Boudiaf University, Msila, Algeria. We hypothesized that a well-planned PBL instruction is effective teaching method to develop the ESP students’ speaking skill. Moreover, students would show positive attitudes towards the implementation of PBL. To test this research hypothesis and to achieve the research objectives, a descriptive quantitative questionnaire administered to 2nd-year economic sciences students, it was sent online to 40 students. The main findings clearly showed that PBL is regarded as an effective tool to improve ESP student’s speaking skills, along with their attitude, engagement, self-confidence, and active learning, as students investigate real-world issues in a collaborative environment, and mentioned some challenges that they have faced within PBL context.
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Keywords: Project-Based Learning (PBL), English for Specific Purposes (ESP), speaking skills, Collaborative Environment