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Abstract
This study aimed at developing university students` oracy skills and reducing their speech anxiety through using an on online English for specific purposes (ESP) program. The participants were two groups of 25 male students each. The present study adopted the descriptive analytical approach to prepare the theoretical framework and quasi-experimental design. Two intact groups were selected amongst the freshman students at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, KSA. The experimental group received training in EFL oracy skills through the suggested program based on ESP while the control group received traditional instruction. The program lasted for six weeks two sessions a week. It was carried out in the second term of 2022/2023. The instruments of the study included a checklist for oracy skills, an oracy skills test, a rubric for testing oracy skills, and foreign language classroom anxiety scale. Results of the study showed that the online English for Specific purposes program helped develop university students` oracy skills and reduce their speech anxiety as the experimental group outperformed the control