Speaking Skill of Saudi Intermediate School EFL Learners : Investigating the Responsive Speaking Method

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the Responsive Speaking Method (RSM) on the speaking skill of the participants and how speaking is taught in the schools of AlAhsa city. The study utilized four different instruments for data collection: a responsive speaking test, non-participant classroom observation, interviews, and textbook analysis. Ninety Saudi male English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students and twenty Saudi male EFL teachers participated in this study. All participants