An eclectic approach : enhancing adult learners’ oral fluency in English with special reference to phonological awareness : a case study : EFL curricula and instruction

Abstract EN

The current study aimed to enhance and develop adult participants’ oral fluency with special reference to phonological awareness.

to identify the learners’ oral fluency different levels, the researcher designed two rubrics and a pre / post-test.

then, the researcher designed a program based on the eclectic approach to enhance the learners’ oral fluency and their phonological awareness.

participants were five adult learners (N = 5), enrolled in a course to enhance their English oral fluency with special reference to their phonological awareness.

they had a ten-day intensive online English course ; approximately three and half hours a day to boost their oral fluency besides their phonological awareness.

the participants had some assignments, which may take them approximately four hours on a daily basis to be accomplished.

the participants’ scores on the pre / post-test were statistically analyzed and compared using a non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test, a parametric t-test ; besides the normality test to compare the mean scores, the effect size, besides z value of the study participants.

in addition, a qualitative analysis of the participants’ progress was conducted and analyzed.

both quantitative and qualitative results revealed varied positive effects of using the eclectic approach in developing the adult learners’ oral fluency, increasing their phonological awareness, enhancing both grammatical accuracy and complexity, besides improving learners' lexical sophistication and diversity.