Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2012, 14(1):23-28 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2012.1.23-28

The Development of Speaking Skills in English Language Lessons

Danica Gondova1
1 Faculty of Humanities, University of Zilina, Slovakia

The paper deals with the importance of teaching speaking skills in foreign language lessons and it compares theoretical backgrounds and objectives of language teaching with the reality observed at some primary and lower-secondary schools and gymnasia in the Zilina Region. It also presents the results of the research which prove that in the observed lessons, speaking skills were not developed sufficiently.

Keywords: speaking skills, language habits, explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge, proceduralization, traditional techniques, learner-oriented activities

Published: March 31, 2012  Show citation

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Gondova, D. (2012). The Development of Speaking Skills in English Language Lessons. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 14(1), 23-28. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2012.1.23-28
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