Evaluating teaching the speaking skill to 3rd year. secondary school Students under the Competency-Based : approach the case of EFL teachers in 5 secondary

Abstract

The research at hand aims to evaluate the implementation of the Competency-Based Approach which has been introduced at the secondary school level in Algeria since 2003. More particularly, it aims to explore how the speaking skill is taught to third year secondary school students under this approach. Besides, it tries to depict the main constraints encountered by the teachers when teaching speaking and how it can be improved to enable the students to be effective communicators inside and outside the classroom.