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According to Varghese (2017), the desire to learn a language is triggered by the need toutilize it.
Thus, speaking is a fundamental skill in learning any language that is affected by many factors.
Consequently, we were motivated to explore EFL students' perceptions about the effects of using
visual aids on improving their speaking skills during oral presentations. It is primarily concerned
with using visual aids as materials to strengthen oral skills during oral presentations since it
caters to different learning styles, and it might help both the speaker by reducing stress and the
listener during oral presentations to understand the presented information. As well as it attempts
to shed some light on the obstacles that hinder students from engaging in oral presentations and
the importance of establishing a relaxed and friendly environment as a strive to get them to use
English. This research project will focus on how students consider the effectiveness of using
visuals during an oral presentation in achieving better results on the speaking level, using a
quantitative method, the data was collected through one questionnaire with two parts
administered to one hundred and thirty-six (136) students of second-year BMD at the department
of English in Mohammed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, which
revealed significant results. The data obtained from the students’ questionnaires demonstrated
that the majority of respondents have an intermediate level of English. Most participants do not
participate or feel comfortable when speaking English in class because of anxiety, shyness, fear
of making mistakes, and lack of vocabulary along with the influence of both the mother tongue
and the French language in addition to the lack of grammar rules. Apart from this, most
participants believe that the use of visual aids during oral expression and oral presentations can
foster their speaking skills. They assume that these tools provide a more comfortable
environment despite the utilization of these tools by their teacher. Admittedly, the use of visual
aids during oral presentations motivates students to interact more and boost their speaking skills
as confirmed by the majority of the participants
