Investigating The Use Of Monitor Hypothesis In EFL Oral Classes A Case Study Of Third Year Students Of English At The Department Of English Language At Ghardaia University

Abstract

The students of 3rd year English Licence at Ghardaia University often face some obstacles while speaking and that reveal itself during oral classes. Hence, this research aims to investigate the use of monitor hypothesis in EFL oral classes by seeking to promote it on them in as much as its effectiveness in teaching and acquiring knowledge. This thesis research is divided into two parts; theoretical and Practical. The theoretical one contains two chapters which provide the reader with a general review of second language acquisition and spot light on the application of monitor hypothesis in oral classes. And for the practical one, it includes one chapter, which analyses and interprets the collected data on the use of Monitor Hypothesis in EFL Oral Classes. The present study is limited to third year students and teachers of English at the department of English at Ghardaia University by using questionnaire. The results revealed that the educational environment in oral classes do not permit to monitor hypothesis to exist, taking into account no program to involve and the lack of methods to enhance.