The relationship between cognitive approach and the development of engineering-majoring freshmen' speaking skills

Abstract EN

The study explored the relationship between cognitive approach and the improvement of the speaking skills of sixty first-year engineering majoring students.

they had to study English for special purposes (ESP) course as a requirement for the engineering program.

the sixty students were registered at October high institute for engineering and technology.

they were employed as a purposive sampling group which took the pre-and post-tests of data collection instruments.

data were collected through a 26-item questionnaire of cognitive approach strategies and a speaking skills test.

as for data analysis, the study adopted mixed methods of quantitative and qualitative approach.

one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to detect the statistical significant differences in the pre-and posttests of cognitive approach strategies and speaking skills test.

the study also aimed to verify the positive effectiveness of cognitive approach strategies on the improvement of the students’ English speaking skills.

the study introduced teaching implications based on the necessary incorporation of cognitive approach strategies into the instruction of English speaking skills.