Investigate the Use of Visual Aids to Enhance the Speaking Skills in Oral Presentations The Case of Second-Year Students of English at the University of Bordj Bou Arreridj

Abstract

T 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