TY - JOUR ID - 380 TI - A Model of Speaking Strategies for EFL Learners JO - Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly (Formerly Journal of Teaching Language Skills) JA - TESL LA - en SN - AU - Razmjoo, Ayat allah AU - Ghasemi Ardekani, Sima AD - Associate Professor Shiraz University, Shiraz AD - M. A., TEFL Shiraz University, Shiraz Y1 - 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 30 IS - 3 SP - 115 EP - 142 KW - strategy KW - speaking KW - model development KW - speaking strategy model DO - 10.22099/jtls.2012.380 N2 - This study intended to develop a model describing speaking strategies for EFL learners by taking into account the effects of learners’ gender and proficiency on the application of strategies. Accordingly, this study was planned to have two main analyses, namely qualitative and quantitative. In this respect, 30 EFL learners' viewpoints were sought, and then, based on the elicited responses, a 21-item speaking strategy questionnaire was developed and given to 210 EFL learners. To select a subset of common responses and remove the redundant ones, factor analysis was applied, and then 7 components were extracted. These components, dichotomized on the basis of the offline/online notions or the time of speaking, comprised a model describing speaking strategies. Parenthetically, the study revealed that EFL learners’ gender and level of proficiency do not affect their speaking strategy use. UR - https://tesl.shirazu.ac.ir/article_380.html L1 - https://tesl.shirazu.ac.ir/article_380_e16a782129c5cbd55c7716124c93be56.pdf ER -