Techniques Adopted by English Teachers for Testing Speaking Skill

Abstract

The present study entitled Techniques Adopted by English Teachers for Testing Speaking Skill aims at finding the techniques adopted and analyzing the opinions of the teachers towards the techniques used in the testing speakingskill.In this study the researcher selected forty English teachers of secondary level from Palpa district by applying non-random judgemental sampling procedure.I used checklist and questionnaire to collect data. After the study and analysis, it was found that picture description, reading aloud, oral interview, telling a story were to the commonly used techniques. And lack of sufficient materials and time were an obstacle in the proper testing. This study consists of four chapters. The first chapter includes the general background, review of the related literature, objectives and significance of the study. The second chapter deals with methodology;it take about how the research was carried out. It includes sources of data (primary and secondary),population of the study, sample population, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study.The third chapter is the main part of the study which includes analysis and interpretation of the data. The final chapter deals with the findings and recommendations of the study followed by references and appendices follow this.