TY - T1 - "What did the students do last summer?" : Teaching English oral skills in Finnish EFL classrooms SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202211223827; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/350934 T3 - A1 - Airaksinen, Mia A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2022 LA - eng AB - There has been a growing interest towards teaching English oral skills in Finnish EFL classrooms, for example in the form of the public and official discussion about an oral exam being introduced into the matriculation exam for the English subject. Despite this interest, a recent study about Finnish 7th graders’ English skill levels suggest that students are struggling to perform in English orally on a required level. This thesis aims to shed light on Finnish EFL teachers’ personal attitudes ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - English oral skills; EFL; language education; Finnish education; ei opintosuuntaa; no specialization; ingen studieinriktning; Englannin kielen ja kirjallisuuden maisteriohjelma; Master's Programme in English Studies; Magisterprogrammet i engelska språket och litteraturen N1 - PP - ER -