The Challenges of Verbal Skills among High School Students in Yazd Based on Grounded Theory

Man is a social being who needs to communicate with others. In this regard, the present study aimed to investigate the challenges of verbal skills among high school students in Yazd. The research approach was "qualitative" and the method was "Grounded theory". The target group in the study included the teachers of Persian language, literature, psychology and educational sciences in Yazd who were selected by theoretical sampling. The research instrument was "semi-structured in-depth interview". Theoretical saturation was obtained and the interviews were conducted on up to 12 cases. Data were analyzed by coding and categorization in three levels of open, axial and selective coding. The results showed that "Core Category" included verbal skills. "Causal conditions" included practice and activity, enrichment of the environment and psychological characteristics of the students. "Strategies" included effective communication and prevention of misunderstandings, social activities. "Environmental conditions" included socio-cultural, economic, planning and policy and technology environment, and "context" including facilities, incentives, dialect. Consequences included personal and academic success, social success, and student career success. The results indicated that practice and activity, enrichment of the environment and psychological characteristics of the students causes verbal skills. In the face of these conditions students will have more effective communication and social activities and less misunderstandings. Based on the results of this study, we can expect consequences such as personal, academic, social and career success by overcoming the challenges of verbal skills.