Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Strategies For Enhancing English Speaking Skills
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This study examines how selected Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) strategies—state management (anchoring), sensory acuity and mirroring, modeling of expert speech, meta-model elicitation, reframing, and future pacing—can be integrated into a task-based EFL speaking curriculum. In a 12-week quasi-experimental study with B2 undergraduates (N = 86), the NLP-informed class outperformed a comparison group on fluency (speech rate, pause behavior), accuracy (error-free clauses), syntactic complexity, listener-rated intelligibility, pragmatic appropriateness, and reported lower speaking anxiety. Interviews suggested that brief anchoring and mental rehearsal improved self-regulation, while modeling and meta-model prompts supported precise formulation and repair. The article presents a classroom model that embeds these routines before, during, and after speaking tasks, emphasizing ethical, evidence-aligned use. Findings indicate that demystified NLP techniques can function as practical micro-scaffolds for speaking development when aligned with established SLA principles.