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Item The oral proficiency of ESL teacher teaacher trainees in different discourse domains(Namibian Educational Research Association (NERA), 2008) Olivier, Christina E.This article reports on a study that investigated the oral proficiency of ESL Teacher trainees in different discourse domains. The sample of the study consisted of twenty ESL teacher trainees in their final year at a College of Education. Different methods were used to measure the teacher trainees’ oral proficiency in the English Communication Skills class while engaging in less formal conversations and in more formal teaching of content subjects during Practice Teaching. Three categories of constructs for oral proficiency were measured: Accuracy and fluency, classroom language and non-verbal communication. The findings supported the hypothesis: The oral proficiency of ESL teacher trainees is more satisfactory in some discourse domains, e.g.casual conversations, than in others, e.g. formal teaching. Although these findings cannot be regarded as conclusive they raise awareness of the problem. Recommendations were made on how to address the problem of poor oral performance of ESL teachers and teacher trainees teaching content subjects.