The Effect of Spoken Discourse Markers on Sudanese Undergraduate EFL Students' Oral Fluency

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effect of spoken discourse markers on Sudanese undergraduate EFL students at Ahfad University, Sudan, to explore their role in enhancing students' learning of Spoken discourse marker to improve oral fluency. The study followed the descriptive analytic method, and employed a questionnaire as a tool of primary data collection. The study sample is represented in 70 students randomly chosen. Data collected is processed by computer using Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS). The study concludes to compliance of findings with the hypotheses of the study which assert enhancement of learning oral fluency, effectiveness of use of spoken discourse markers, students’ realization and students' motivation.