The Effect of APAT Strategy on Developing Speaking Skills among First Year AL-Azhar Secondary Stage Students

Abou Dalam, Mohammed Hussein Youssef; El-Tanany, Attia Abdel-Kader; Amer, Ali Ahmed; Hassan, Mostafa Mahmoud

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2023.322527

The Effect of APAT Strategy on Developing Speaking Skills among First Year AL-Azhar Secondary Stage Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Curriculum and Instruction (TEFL), Faculty of Education in Cairo, Al-Azhar University

² Faculty of Education in Cairo, Al-Azhar University

10.21608/jsrep.2023.322527

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of APAT Strategy on developing speaking skills among first year Al-Azhar secondary stage students. The pre-posted control group design was utilized in this study. The participants of the study consisted of 50 Al-Azhar first year secondary institute students randomly selected from the girl classes at Owssem preparatory & secondary and Bortos preparatory & secondary for girls, Giza Governorate. They were randomly assigned to two groups; an experimental group (N=25), and a control one (N=25). The experimental group was taught using the suggested strategy whereas the control group was taught according to the regular instructions. This study used the speaking sub-skills list and a test of speaking skills. The t-test was used to statistically analyze the data. Results of the study revealed that the experimental group students outperformed the control group in speaking skills. Findings also indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group on the pre and post administration of EFL speaking skills test in favor of the post administration. Using APAT Strategy on developing speaking skills among first year Al-Azhar secondary stage students.

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