Abstract

The current study aimed at developing some EFL speaking skills among first-year secondary school students through using elaboration strategy. Thirty participants were drawn from a secondary school in Menoufia. Participants of the study were exposed to pre/post-tests design. Three main instruments were utilized: an EFL speaking skills checklist , an EFL pre/post speaking skills test and a rubric for scoring the EFL speaking skills. For the statistical analysis, t-test for paired samples has been used to compare the mean scores of the obtained data. The program based on using the elaboration strategy for developing EFL speaking strategy was applied to the participants during the first semester of the academic year 2023/2024. Results of the qualities and quantities analysis revealed that the participants' EFL speaking have been developed significantly as a result of using the study program. Therefore, it can be concluded that using elaboration strategy has an effectiveness in developing EFL speaking of secondary school students.