Hamza Aberkane

Investigating the Role of Using Small Group Discussion in Enhancing EFL Learners' Speaking Fluency Hamza Aberkane

The current study aims to investigate the role of small group discussion in enhancing learners' speaking fluency. The hypothesis of the study assumes that the learners' engagement in small group discussion leads to the improvement of their speaking fluency. We have chosen the descriptive method in order to describe the two variables, small group discussion as an independent variable, and its impact on the learners' speaking Fluency as a dependent variable. We have used two data gathering tools: a questionnaire to forty (40) second year students of English at Mohamed Kheider University of Biskra and a structured interview to five (5) teachers of Oral Expression. The findings showed that teachers and students hold positive attitudes towards the role of using small group discussion and believe it helps in enhancing learner's speaking fluency along with motivation and self-esteem.