Finally the interview data shows that the students are not satisfied with the EFL
speaking activities, which they find difficult, not useful and not adequate. The students
show awareness of the other speaking activities that could be added in the textbook,
such as conversations activities and discussion activities. Moreover, the students show
agreement with the teachers regarding the inclusion of everyday life topics instead of
the current scientific topics, as discussed in Section 5.8. This view matches the findings
discussed in Section 1.5.4, which showed that male students scored higher than female
students on measures of science knowledge, state science test, and passage
comprehension. Females, however, performed better in female topics, such as
midwives, a sad story, and a housewife’s dilemma