Impediments to Speaking Skills and Oral Fluency at the Kuwait International Law (KiLAW) School
Dr. Abbas Alshammari
Assistant Professor at English Language Department in Kuwait International Law School
Abstract:
This research is intended to poke through the obstacles that stymie students of the Kuwait International Law (KiLAW) School from communicating in English fluently. The researcher analyses the difficulties of speaking correct English in terms of pronunciation, intonation and stress. This paper also tackles the issue of conveying ideas and expressing opinions and attitudes in correct grammar context, and how to initiate opening statements and questions to help determine appropriate communication among people. In addition, the problem of interacting in an academic milieu whilst keeping a sense of identity, and explaining situations and commenting on them smoothly, has also been addressed. This paper, too, investigates the reasons that hinder students from responding to social stimuli in English. This paper proposes a series of recommendations to remedy the defects of oral proficiency among KiLAW students. It argues that in order to guide students to communicate effectively, there must be a development of communication patterns based on expectations and responses to others. This paper also stresses that students should be active in reproducing an account or experience orally.