Belayneh Amsalu

Department of English Language and Literature, Mekdela Amba University, Ethiopia

DOI : https://doi.org/10.58806/ijsshmr.2023.v2i2n04

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ABSTRACT

The main purpose of this study was to improve freshman students’ limited participation in the Communicative English Language Skills II classroom activities taking section ‘L’ fresh man students of Mekdela Amba University by the year 2022 in focus. To put this in to effect, action research design was used. To collect data section freshman ‘L’ students, which are 46 in number by the year 2022 were used by using available sampling strategy from Mekdela Amba University. After the data were collected using classroom observation and focus group discussions, the analysis were conducted using narrative description (using thematic qualitative method of analysis). After intervention practices the researcher observed significant changes towards the frequency and number of participants during the actual classroom. And finally based on the findings of the study, some possible suggestions were recommended to responsible bodies.

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