Strategies to encourage beginners to participate in speaking activities in English classes at Electric Power university

Abstract

This study investigates strategies to develop speaking skill used for beginners of non-major English students at Electric Power University . The purpose of this study is to describe the strategies in developing speaking skill for beginners. Type of the research conducted by the writer is case study. In this research, the object of the research is strategies for developing speaking skills which are used by 120 students who have started to learn English. The data of this research are elicited by the result of their evaluation and interview. The data include the students’ attitude in learning English speaking skill, their behaviors toward English speaking skill, and their habits of using the strategies in learning English especially to master speaking skill. The case study can be considered as an example applied for other classes of non-major English beginners at our university in the future.