The Use of Repair Request Strategies in Developing Communicative Skills among Primary Stage Pupils

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using repair request strategies for developing communicative skills among primary stage pupils. The participants were sixty pupils in fifth year from El-Shobban Al-Muslimeen Language School in Benha at Quliobeya Governorate. The participants of the study were divided into two groups, the experimental group (N=30) and the control group (N=30). The communicative pretest was administered to the participants before the treatment. Then, the experimental group was taught repair request strategies while the control group was taught using the traditional method. Then the communicative posttest was administered to both groups. Results of the study revealed that the program using repair request strategies was effective in developing communicative skills among the primary stage pupils.