The current study was structured to investigate the teaching of EFL speaking in
developed secondary school for females in Saudi Arabia. It was undertaken in one
school in the city of Makkah. This particular school was selected because it is a typical
female developed secondary public school in Saudi Arabia, i.e. the characteristics of
the school, which are relevant to the current study, are similar to those of other
developed secondary schools in Saudi Arabia. More specifically, with respect to the
current study, the relevant characteristics include classroom size, education and
experience of the teachers, and the teaching methods and materials of EFL speaking.
For the current study, the researcher will consider three Year 1 secondary classrooms.
Each classroom consists of one teacher and 31 students. The students are at the age of
16-17 years. The choice of Year 1 secondary level was driven by the fact that at this
level, students from both science and literature streams study together. By contrast, at
Year 2 and Year 3 secondary levels, students from science and literature streams study
separately.