Self-Assessment in Speaking Presentations

Abstract

This research study has been set to determine how students can improve their oral communication skills through the use of self-assessment. Also, they will demonstrate the use of new vocabulary words and grammar tenses while talking about their favorite places to visit in Ecuador by using a poster as support. This research study is centered on oral presentations. It is important to inquire about the difficulties students face when organizing ideas, acquiring new vocabulary words, or speaking in front of the classroom. Always bearing in mind that “Oral presentations have been shown to help bridge the gap between language study and language use” (Brooks & Wilson, 2014, p 203). Both students and teachers passed through difficult moments in learning because of the pandemic situation where they were forced to move to an online environment. Teachers skipped the application of some speaking techniques, which are comprehensible. I was mostly focused on supporting students emotionally rather than academically. For this reason, this project was focused on demonstrating how self-assessment tools help students to improve the learning process through oral presentations with the goal of establishing a more efficient way of communication.