Incorporating A Public Speaking Component In An Efl University Course

Abstract

This paper attempts to present the different objectives and aims for which the course of Public Speaking (PS) has to be incorporated at the university level in the light of the new Directions in Teaching/ Learning English for Academic and Professional Proposes. Specifically, it intends a) to clarify the meaning of PS and b) to outline the underlying assumptions behind incorporating it in the new program. Put simply, it attempts to describe how this course is effectively useful and relevant to the students' personal academic and prospective professional lives.