Can you help me correct my English, please.

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Oral skills, such as understanding the teacher’s accent, were easy for 48% of the participants, and not too difficult for 36%; speaking clearly was also not too difficult for 58%.

Ceyhun · Accepted Answer

what do you mention exactly ? i couldn't get

Zeineb · Answer

This is a sentence picked up from my thesis which is about a needs analysis for a group of employees who are trained in English in Tunisia. Apparently the grammar of this sentence is incorrect. Let me send you the whole paragraph so that you understand the context. THis part is about trainees' lacks in micro.skills.

When asked about the difficulty they face in learning English, 33% of the trainees confessed they had some difficulties, and 67% said they did not. This is consistent with the data gathered from Question 25 concerning the trainees’ evaluation of the difficulty they face in different micro-skills.

Oral skills, such as understanding the teacher’s accent, were easy for 48% of the participants, and not too difficult for 36%; speaking clearly was also not too difficult for 58%. Yet, the difficulty lied mostly in writing in an organised and coherent manner (55%). From the point of view of the teachers, it is worth mentioning that speaking fast was selected as very difficult by two teachers. This may be a reflection of the lack of exchange in English at work or outside the workplace.
If you feel there are other mistakes please let me know. Thank you for your help.

Ceyhun · Answer

hi zeyneb
firstly i gotta say im not very well in grammer as well as in speaking. but just i wanted to asssit you
1- if i look at your sentence as just sense, i can say there isnt any exact diffrence between 'were easy for 48% of the participants, and not too difficult for 36% ' it's mean seemed me similar, even almost same meaning but you could say like this ; 'were easy for 48% of the participants and a liitle more difficult to understand for 36% ' after all choice is yours
2- and if i evaluate as grammer instead of such as understanding the teacher’s accent, were easy for 48% of the participants it would be ;
such as understanding of the teacher’s accent, was easy for 48% of the participants
if i could help you,I ll be glad
best wishes
ceyhun

Clive · Answer

Hi,
Oral skills, such as understanding the teacher’s accent, were easy for 48% of the participants, and not too difficult for 36%; speaking clearly was also not too difficult for 58%.

I would describe 'understanding an accent' as a listening skill. Oral skills commonly refer to the student's ability to speak.

(The adjective 'aural' also can be used for 'listening', but is less common, in my experience.)

Best wishes, Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Hello Zayneb. I am Noamen Amara, a Tunisian English teacher in Email Removed" mce_href="mailto:Email Removed">Bahrain. Email Removed

Here is my overall correction:

This sentence is taken from my thesis which is about an analysis of the needs of a group of employees who are undergoing an English training in Tunisia. It seems that the grammar of this sentence is incorrect. Here is the whole paragraph so that you can understand the context in which it occurs. THis part is about trainees' inefficiency in micro-skills.

When asked about the difficulty they encountered in learning English, 33% of the trainees revealed that they had some difficulties. While, 67% said they did not face any difficulty. These percentages are consistent with the data gathered from Question 25 dealing with the trainees’ evaluation concerning the difficulties they face in different micro-skills.

Concerning Oral skills, such as understanding the teacher’s accent, 48% of the participants said that it is easy for them to grap it. Whereas, 36% of the trainees questioned said that it is not too difficult for them to grasp it. Yet, 58% of them pointed out that when speaking clearly , they also find it not too difficult for them to undertand it . Yet, the difficulty lies mostly in the writing skill, that is writing in an organised and coherent manner (55%). From the teachers' point of view of , it is worth mentioning that two teachers pointed out that speaking fast is the very difficult ability to reach . This may be due to the lack of oral exchange in English between workers both at work and outside the workplace.

Can you help me correct my English, please.

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