Résumé:
ABSTRACT
Keeping pace with the changing world, English language teaching has also adapted itself
to meet the needs of different individuals. Nowadays, every stakeholder of the English
language teaching and learning aims to individualize the process of learning for effective
language achievement. As a matter of fact, different variables have been identified to
enhance the process of learning and teaching English, among which emotional intelligence
has proved itself as a key factor in doing so. This study is an attempt to investigate the
relationship between emotional intelligence and speaking skills of Algerian secondary
school students. For that purpose, 30 students, studying in Ismail Belfare secondary
schools in Ouled Dahmane, were randomly selected. The design of the study is
quantitative. The data were gathered through an emotional intelligence questionnaire and a
speaking test. The results of the data analysis indicated that there is a significant
relationship between emotional intelligence and speaking scores of the selected secondary
school students. Accordingly, in order to facilitate language learning, teachers take the use
of EI into consideration in their pedagogical plans for successful learning.