stratgies for teching aural skills in langange in use (1)of learner at open university in sudan

Abstract

Abstract Distance education had a marked contribution in sustaining and creating great opportunities in extending teaching and training programmers. In this regard, establishing the Open University of Sudan is considered the beginning of freeing University education from the obstacles of time and place. Following the same trend, this study aims of formulating a strategy to develop listening and speaking skills of the learners (studying “Language in Use Book One”) in the Open University of Sudan. The study (Which is descriptive) puts great emphasis on listening and speaking skills and their role in improving the oratory and expressive domains. The study is one of the most important studies which specify the best and effective ways to raise the oratory capability of the learners of the Open University of Sudan. The practice leads to identifying the obstacles and to choose the best and effective Way to raise the expressive and oratory standards which in-turn raise the academic standard of the university graduates. The descriptive method is used in the study. The researcher has used a questionnaire to investigate students’ attitude towards using of aural/oral skills in Language Use Book One. The collected data has been manipulated statistically, presented, analyzed and discussed. Moreover, the hypotheses of the study have been tested according to the results of the data analysis. Findings indicate that the main objective of teaching language in Use Book One aims at developing the

learner’s communicative competence and it has a positive effect in learning and understanding the language as well. Based on the findings of this research, a series of recommendations were formulated, the most important of which is that using aural/oral skills in learning in language in Use textbook One is highly recommended. it’s also recommended that listening to spoken language is an important way of acquiring the language.