Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates

A common issue faced by many undergraduates in the classroom is the requirement to deliver oral presentations in English. The current study investigates local and international undergraduates’ attitudes towards oral English presentations in class. Then, the correlation is examined between the underg...

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Main Authors:	Benraghda, Abdelmadjid, Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan, Zuraina, Ali
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Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education PE English
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spelling	ump-181392019-10-18T02:44:08Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18139/ Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates Benraghda, Abdelmadjid Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Zuraina, Ali LB Theory and practice of education PE English A common issue faced by many undergraduates in the classroom is the requirement to deliver oral presentations in English. The current study investigates local and international undergraduates’ attitudes towards oral English presentations in class. Then, the correlation is examined between the undergraduates’ attitudes and their performance scores in oral presentation in English. Moreover, this study tries to shed some light on the problems hindering undergraduates in delivering oral presentation in the classrooms. Questionnaire and Semi-structured interviews were conducted with undergraduates at the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Malaysia. The results show that the undergraduates possess a positive attitude towards oral English presentations. Additionally, a positive correlation is found between the students’ attitudes and their scores in oral presentation. The findings of the semi-structured interviews reveal a number of impediments exist in presenting orally in English. These hindrances include anxiety, poor English language proficiency and classroom atmosphere. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the nature of the undergraduates’ attitudes with regards to their oral performances in tertiary academic and professional spheres. 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18139/1/Impediments%20to%20Delivering%20Oral%20Presentations%20in%20English%20among%20Malaysian%20ESP%20Undergraduates.pdf Benraghda, Abdelmadjid and Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan and Zuraina, Ali (2017) Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates. English for Specific Purposes World (53). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1682-3257 http://www.esp-world.info/Articles_53/Candidates/ESPW_1.pdf
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spellingShingle	LB Theory and practice of education PE English Benraghda, Abdelmadjid Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Zuraina, Ali Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates
description	A common issue faced by many undergraduates in the classroom is the requirement to deliver oral presentations in English. The current study investigates local and international undergraduates’ attitudes towards oral English presentations in class. Then, the correlation is examined between the undergraduates’ attitudes and their performance scores in oral presentation in English. Moreover, this study tries to shed some light on the problems hindering undergraduates in delivering oral presentation in the classrooms. Questionnaire and Semi-structured interviews were conducted with undergraduates at the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Malaysia. The results show that the undergraduates possess a positive attitude towards oral English presentations. Additionally, a positive correlation is found between the students’ attitudes and their scores in oral presentation. The findings of the semi-structured interviews reveal a number of impediments exist in presenting orally in English. These hindrances include anxiety, poor English language proficiency and classroom atmosphere. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the nature of the undergraduates’ attitudes with regards to their oral performances in tertiary academic and professional spheres.
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author	Benraghda, Abdelmadjid Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Zuraina, Ali
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title	Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates
title_short	Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates
title_full	Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates
title_fullStr	Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed	Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates
title_sort	impediments to delivering oral presentations in english among malaysian esp undergraduates
publishDate	2017
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18139/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18139/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18139/1/Impediments%20to%20Delivering%20Oral%20Presentations%20in%20English%20among%20Malaysian%20ESP%20Undergraduates.pdf
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Impediments to Delivering Oral Presentations in English among Malaysian ESP Undergraduates

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