The Effect of Testing Listening and Speaking Skills on Enhancing English Language Learning

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of the absence of listening and speaking skills in Sudan secondary school certificate examination. In order to test the hypotheses of this study, the researcher designed a questionnaire and an interview for English teachers at secondary level to collect the data of the study. Then it is analyzed according to certain variables and categories. After investigations, the researcher has come to the findings that: the activities which are in SPINE series are not enough to assess listening and speaking skills. Moreover, most teachers neglect testing listening and speaking skills because of the absence of these in Sudan secondary school English examination. Putting into consideration, the obtained results of this study, the researcher recommends: SPINE series should be enriched with different kinds activities for assessing listening and speaking skills, secondary schools should be equipped with language labs (English Language), lastly the researcher recommends English teachers at secondary level should be trained who to test leasing and speaking skills .