Systematic Review on Speaking Skill Teaching Approaches in the ESL / EFL Classroom: Before and During Covid 19

Abstract

Despite its significance, speaking skill is often neglected in ESL/EFL classroom as most educators and learners find it challenging. It becomes more challenging with the strike of global crisis Covid 19 due to the forced remote teaching and learning. This study reviews the teaching approaches that are effective to enhance speaking skill among ESL/EFL speakers. It aims to systematically review the developments of teaching approaches that can be used to enhance learners’ speaking skill and highlight the trends that began in the strike of pandemic covid 19. This systematic review is conducted based on the five steps proposed by Khan et al (2003). Articles were explored based on the application of selected keywords on various data base. A total of 15 related articles were identified, where 5 of them are conducted during the pandemic. Data were analyzed and tabulated in findings. Result shows that task-based approach and present, practice and produce approach are effective to enhance speaking skill. Meanwhile role play and information gap are most popular intervention used in task-based approach. Result also indicates that speaking skill teaching approaches used before the pandemic is transferable to be applied in remote teaching during the pandemic.