T. C. Dokuz eylüL ÜNİversitesi EĞİTİm biLİmleri enstiTÜSÜ yabanci diller eğİTİMİ anabiLİm dali

1. 4. The Statement of the Problem 

 

As I stated in 1.1. I have been teaching English for five years and during this 

time period I have observed that many of the students have difficulty in speaking 

English although they are very successful in grammar. Therefore the question came 

to my mind. Why? Why are the students successful in grammar but not in speaking? 

Then I wanted to have a research on this topic. 

 

This study aims to examine the effective techniques on the development of 

learners’ communicative skills in speaking English in DEU and EU. After 

completing the intensive English program in preparatory classes, many of the 

students complain about their lack of communicative competence which may result 

in part from the fact that students do not attempt to practice enough in speaking 

classes or may not find appropriate environment to practice using the language.