Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt.12, sa.12, ss.265-275, 2018 (Hakemli Dergi)
Improving oral communication skills in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context is regarded asa challenging issue since students have limited opportunities to practice the target language outsidethe classroom. The objective is to make students gain the maximum benefit from the activities in theclassroom within the limited time periods. Therefore, different techniques, activities, tasks, projects,and etc. have been utilized in order to accomplish this objective in oral communication skills courseoffered in English Language Teacher Education (ELT) Programs in Turkey. Guiding students to makeoral presentations about variety of topics can be one of the ways of fostering their oral proficiencylevels in English. This study investigates into ELT Freshman students’ perceptions of one-semesterperformances based on self-created presentations. It employs semi-structured interview which is oneof the data collection tools in qualitative studies. The results of the study indicate that student-createdoral presentations can contribute to students’ fluency, self-confidence, cooperation, interaction, andforeign language learning motivation in the eyes of freshman students.