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Motivational Role of Teachers in Developing English Speaking Skills

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A new study on education has found that teachers play a crucial role in developing and enhancing the English-speaking skills of university students in Punjab Province, Pakistan. The study, conducted by researchers from Prince Sultan University, found that teachers' motivational strategies, such as encouraging and providing feedback to students, have a significant impact on students' willingness to communicate in English. The study also highlights the need for institutional reforms and teacher training programs to focus on communicative language teaching.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study explored the motivational role of teachers in developing and enhancing the English-speaking skills of university students in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
  • Teachers' motivational strategies, such as encouragement and feedback, have a significant impact on students' willingness to communicate in English.
  • The study found positive and significant associations between teachers' motivational strategies and students' speaking proficiency.
  • Self-esteem, anxiety reduction, and willingness to communicate were greatly influenced by teachers' roles as motivators.
  • Systemic issues, such as the lack of resources, outdated teaching materials, and limited use of technology, are major setbacks in the study.
  • The study contributes to an understanding of the pivotal role teachers play in motivating EFL learners and offers practical recommendations to improve speaking skills in English in non-native contexts.
  • The research concluded that institutional reforms and teacher training programs focusing on communicative language teaching are necessary to improve English speaking skills in Pakistani university students.
  • The study used a quantitative research design and collected data from 200 teachers using questionnaires from different university teachers.
  • Structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted using Smart PLS 4.1.0.3 to test associations among motivational constructs.

Statistics:

  • 200 teachers were surveyed in the study using questionnaires from different university teachers.
  • The study used a quantitative research design and collected data from university teachers in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
  • The study found significant correlations between teachers' motivational strategies and students' speaking proficiency (p < .01).
  • Self-esteem, anxiety reduction, and willingness to communicate were influenced by teachers' roles as motivators (p < .05).

Sources:

  • Motivational role of teachers in developing English speaking skills of Pakistani university students. Frontiers in Education, 2025,10. (Frontiers in Education - http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/education).
  • The publisher for Frontiers in Education is Frontiers Media S.A.
  • A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi-org.sdpl.idm.oclc.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1626602.
  • Contact: Muhammad Younas, College of Humanities and Science, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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