Assessing Factors Affecting Students’ Motivation Towards Speaking Lesson: Grade 10 Students At Ifa Boru Babich Secondary School In Focus.

Abstract

This research was conducted to identify factors affecting grade 10 students’ motivation towards speaking skills in EFL class. In other word, the study attempted to find out student related factors, contextual factors and teachers related factors that might hinder students’ motivation to engage in speaking lesson and the strategies teachers use to overcome the problems. The study was conducted at Ifa Boru Babich secondary school which is found in Oromia regional state West Shewa zone Liban Jawi weroda Babich city. The data for the study was collected through student questionnaire which means quantitative and the interview was conducted with teachers and class room observation hence the researcher used mixed research approach. In the study, one hundred twenty six (126) grade ten students and four (4) English teachers were participated. The sampling technique used for students was simple random sampling and for the teacher available sampling technique that is all teachers that were teaching the grade under investigation were participated. The data collected through questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics. The data obtained from the interview and classroom observation were described in manner of narration and interpreted verbally or qualitatively. The study suggested that students were less motivated to engage in speaking lesson due to the following students related factors: students’ wrong attitude or views towards speaking lesson, lack of confidence, shyness, anxiety, fear of making mistakes, the teacher related factor: teachers teaching methods of speaking lesson were found as major factors that affect students’ motivation to engage in speaking in EFL class. Furthermore, English teachers’ role to initiate and sustain students’ motivation are absolutely critical to their students’ learning success. Finally, based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that students should take responsibility for their learning and capacity building should be given for their wrong view towards speaking in the school, awareness should be created gradually for the students’ lack of confidence by the teachers and regarding teachers related problems, teachers should use variety of methods by relating with current approach of teaching speaking lesson as well as use appropriate provision of feedbacks in the speaking lesson with having their own responsibilities to initiate and sustain students’ motivation towards speaking lesson in EFL class