Difficulté De La Prise De Parole En Classe De Flé : Le Cas Des Lycéens À Mpraeso Senior High School Et New Abirem/Afosu Senior High School

Abstract

Successful language learning requires a substantial mastery of four (4) language competencies which includes oral expression. By extension, the mastery of oral expression requires constant practice and speaking in class in the target language. To this end, some authors have well documented and proven that all humans have the innate ability to speak, however, the ability to rightly use a foreign language necessitates the mastery of the language competences. The purpose of this research is to study the challenges of students of the French language at Bepong Senior High School in speaking French during and after lessons, considering their multilingual background. Both qualitative and quantitative methods is employed through questionnaires and interviews, conducted on a convenient sample of students of the French language in SHS 2 and SHS 3 classes in two (2) Senior High Schools in Ghana, whose objective is to; 1) Identify the causes of hesitation among the students in speaking French. 2) Identify the effects of this inability on the teaching and learning of French. 3) Identify teaching and learning methods that can address the identified problem. This study seeks to validate or nullify the assertion that the difficulty in speaking in French is due to fear or some level of uneasiness on the part of the student during speech practice. Additionally, the study will identify methods that will facilitate speaking in class and practicing the French language even after their lessons.