ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the teachers’ understanding and experiences in
the teaching of oral communication in English at O’ Level in Sadza Cluster in Chikomba
District. The study was necessitated by the need to know the teachers’ understanding and
experiences in the teaching of oral communication in English. A qualitative research design
premised on phenomenology was used for it enabled the researcher to get current and on the
ground information of teachers’ understanding and experiences in the teaching of oral
communication at O’ Level. The population comprised of all English teacher from each of
the 7 schools in Sadza Cluster. Purposive sampling was used to select English teachers who
were interviewed. All the seven teachers participated in this study by answering interview
question. The researcher used interview guides and biographical data to collect data from the
teachers. The study revealed that pupils need to be exposed to resource materials and engaged
in interactive activities to enhance their oral proficiency.
The teachers acknowledged that they rarely concentrated on the teaching of oral
communication as it was no tested or examined at O’ Level. Teachers were using structural
teaching methods as they wanted to enhance pupils’ writing skills in preparation for the final
written examination, thereby ignoring oral skills. The researcher thus recommended that the
curriculum should include oral tests at O’ Level and that teachers should be eclectic in their
selection of teaching method in order to produce students who have both oral and written
English proficiency. The researcher also recommended that pupils should be taught oral
communication starting at lower levels.
CHARITY, M (2021). Teachers’ Understanding And Experiences In The Teaching Of Oral Communication At Ordinary Level With Reference To Sadza Cluster In Chikomba District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/teachers-understanding-and-experiences-in-the-teaching-of-oral-communication-at-ordinary-level-with-reference-to-sadza-cluster-in-chikomba-district
CHARITY, MUTARA "Teachers’ Understanding And Experiences In The Teaching Of Oral Communication At Ordinary Level With Reference To Sadza Cluster In Chikomba District" Afribary. Afribary, 04 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/teachers-understanding-and-experiences-in-the-teaching-of-oral-communication-at-ordinary-level-with-reference-to-sadza-cluster-in-chikomba-district. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
CHARITY, MUTARA . "Teachers’ Understanding And Experiences In The Teaching Of Oral Communication At Ordinary Level With Reference To Sadza Cluster In Chikomba District". Afribary, Afribary, 04 May. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/teachers-understanding-and-experiences-in-the-teaching-of-oral-communication-at-ordinary-level-with-reference-to-sadza-cluster-in-chikomba-district >.
CHARITY, MUTARA . "Teachers’ Understanding And Experiences In The Teaching Of Oral Communication At Ordinary Level With Reference To Sadza Cluster In Chikomba District" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/teachers-understanding-and-experiences-in-the-teaching-of-oral-communication-at-ordinary-level-with-reference-to-sadza-cluster-in-chikomba-district