Students’ Questionnaire

Dear students,

We are preparing a research,in the significance to investigate the

role of debate technique in improving the student’s speaking skill, we
would be very grateful if you could answer the following questions to
help us in our research ; your answers are very important for the
validity of this research that we are undertaking.
Please, tick ( ) the appropriate box or write full statement whenever it
is necessary.
Thank you very much for your cooperation in advance
Section One: General Information
1. Age ....
2. Specify your gender
a. Male b. Female
3.Is learning English language enjoyable?
a. Yes b. No
Section Two: The Speaking Skill
1. What is your level in speaking skill?

a. Advanced
b. Intermediate
c. Beginner

2. How do you find speaking in English?

a. Very easy
b. Easy
c. Difficult
d.Very difficult
3. Do you enjoy the oral session?
a. Yes b. No

If yes, how much do you enjoy?

a-Much
b-A little

Please justify
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4. Which one is the most important to learn English language?

a. Reading c. Speaking
b. Writing d.listening

Why?
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5. Do you think that you are satisfied about the hours devoted to study
oral production module?
a. Yes b. No
6. How often do you participate in the oral expression course?
a- Very often
b- Often
c- Sometimes
d- Rarely
If rarely. Is it because of your?
 a. Hesitation capitalize the first letters ???
b. fear of making mistakes capitalize the first letters ???
c. shyness
d. the fear of teachers feedback
7. Do you agree with the saying ‘language if you use it or you lose it’
a. strongly agree capitalize the first letters ???
b. agree
c. disagree
d. strongly disagree

8. Do you think that there some difficulties that face EFL learners
during oral production?
a. Yes b. No
If yes, could you select the most difficulty from the following?
a. Lack of vocabulary
b. Pronunciation mistakes
c. Grammar mistakes
d. Lack of opportunities in the classroom
e. All of them
If there are others, please mention them.
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Section Three: The Debate Technique

1. Does your teacher vary the techniques during oral performance?
a. yes b. no

2. What are the most activities that the teacher uses during oral
performance?
a. Discussion
b. Role-plays
 c. Information gap activities
e .Debate and interaction.
3. What is the most favourite activity for you? Why?
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4.What do you think of using debate technique in order to improve
speaking ability?
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Is it helpful?
a. Yes b. No
If yes, please explain.
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5. Does your teachers encourage you to speak in the class?

a. Yes b. No
If yes, how?
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We value your input. Thank you