The Alignment of Teaching Methodology and Learning Outcomes: The Effect of Students’ Presentations on the Development of English Language Proficiency of Adult Learners
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using students’ presentations on
improving English language skills of adult learners and assess its potency to reach the expected learning
outcomes. The research was conducted in the Continuing Education Center, Ishik University, Erbil, KRG,
Iraq. The target population consisted of 23 English language learners (university graduates, and currently
working in the sphere of Education). This study consisted of three major phases: first, explanation,
preparation, presentation of the students’ works on the topic of interest and observation of students’
performance, second, teacher-student and student-student discussion of the video-recorded presentations.
The last step was the application of the survey, which was designed to measure the participants’ attitude
toward the mini-projects they presented in the class. The data were analyzed by means of frequency and
percentage, as well as a summarization of the discussions. The main findings show that students’ attitude
toward oral presentations, prepared on the topic of their own interest, have a positive attitude on students’
motivation toward learning English and help the adult learners to improve their language in general, and
the productive skills in particular
