Guarded Vocabulary Technique to Develop Speaking Skills in Junior Students at Victor Manuel Guzmán School, Academic Year 2022-2023

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the importance of Guarded Vocabulary Techniques in developing speaking skills. The low growth of oral production in the English language was one of the problems identified during the educational process. One strategy to combat this problem involves strengthening vocabulary through Guarded Vocabulary Techniques. The research theoretically described the variables Guarded Vocabulary Techniques and Speech Skills by gathering information from primary and secondary sources. The research design had a qualitative-quantitative approach; it is also a descriptive, non-experimental study. The population comprised seventy junior Victor Manuel Guzman school students and two teachers. The techniques used in the collection of information were observation and questionnaires. This research determined that students need vocabulary for communication and concluded that Guarded Vocabulary Techniques impact oral production, facilitating the consolidation of previously learned words.