Ever since Communicative Language Teaching (CLT hereafter) was first proposed in 1970 in the UK, there has been widespread implementation of the CLT methodology as it has evolved over the years ...

Ever since the emergence of Web 2.0, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has afforded abundant opportunities for language learners to experience real and diversified language situations (Chun ...

ABSTRACT: This paper discusses problems in developing L2 lexical competence in an input-poor environment, and suggests what we can do so as to minimize the negative effects of those problems on L2 ...

1 English Department, College of Languages and Translation, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia 2 English Skills Department, Preparatory Year, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia Comprehension ...

Chinese students experience many difficulties in developing communicative competence in English in their English as a Foreign Language (EFL) courses in China. This essay provides cultural information ...

In the hierarchy of communication skills, speaking comes after listening. Although it is an oracy skill that does not require formal training for deployment, it, however, needs good training to be ...