The effect of combining the competency based approach and the multiple intelligences theory on the development of Efl Students' Speaking Skill

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This paper investigates the extent to which change of teaching style affects students' achievements, more specifically their development of the speaking skill within a specific academic subject-matter course.

The researcher seeks to investigate whether learners' performance on a specific topical knowledge speaking test will be enhanced if we implement an instructional design that incorporates the principles of the Competency-Based Approach and the Multiple Intelligences Theory.

In order to achieve the research objective, a quasi-experiment was implemented at the level of the English department- Larbi Ben M'hidi University.

The study was conducted on three intact first-year groups and it went over three phases: pretesting, treatment, and post-testing.

The research findings revealed that combining the Competency-Based Approach and the Multiple Intelligences Theory yields better results in students' development of the speaking skill.