The Role of Motivation in Improving EFL Learner’s Speaking Skill : The Case of Third- Year Foreign Languages Learners at Medjaoui Habri Secondary School -Tlemcen

Abstract

Motivation can be an influential factor in increasing learners' speaking skills because it allows them to produce a good language. In addition, speaking is one of the most significant skills for gaining knowledge in all fields; therefore, it should not be neglected. Moreover, learners' lack of speaking may be due to their lack of motivation. The present dissertation aims at exploring the role of motivation in enhancing EFL learners’ speaking skill regarding third-year learners at Medjaoui Habri secondary school-Tlemcen. The purpose of this study is to improve learners' English-speaking skills and help them enhance their academic learning. If learners are truly motivated, this will result in improving their oral performance goals. Besides, motivation has proven its effectiveness; in other words, according to enormous studies, motivation enables learners to effectively improve their language skills, communicate appropriately, produce meaningful sentences through participation, and expand their cultural features as well. To study the hypotheses, the researcher relied on the descriptive method to find the relationship between the dependent and independent variables mentioned above. The questionnaire and interview are the data-gathering tools of this research. The obtained results are found to be highly significant since the results of the analysis of the learners’ questionnaire assert that there is a serious gap among third-year learners with speaking competence. English teachers claim that their learners have difficulty with speaking mastery. As a result of this, motivation seems like an important element. This leads to confirm that if teachers are aware of the advantages of motivation as stated in the hypotheses, learners may have a positive attitude towards speaking, which enhances their oral performance.