IncreasingLearners’ Speaking Proficiency through Risk-taking

Abstract

The present study aims at exploring the role of risk-taking in developing students’ speaking proficiency. It aims at raising first-year students’ awareness about the importance of risk-taking in enhancing speaking proficiency, at the Department of English, 8 May 1945 University, Guelma. It is, thereby, hypothesized that when students are risk-takers, their speaking proficiency will increase. To test this hypothesis, the descriptive quantitative method is adopted through the administration of a structured questionnaire to one-hundered fifty-two (152) students. The results demonstrated that risk-takers have a high level of speaking proficiency. Data also showed students’ positive attitudes towards risk-taking in oral classes. Accordingly, it is highly recommended that both teachers and learners reconsider the important role of risk-taking in raising speaking achievement