Using Communicative Language Teaching activities to improve students´ speaking skills.
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Speaking skills are often regarded as the most challenging skills to learn in the English language; nevertheless, they are crucial for language learners to become communicatively competent in this increasingly globalised world, where English is a lingua franca. English learners in Ecuador lack confidence in speaking, considering it more challenging than reading and writing. Over the last few years, the field of language teaching has seen a shift towards communicative language teaching (CLT) as a practical approach to language learning. CLT has a significant influence on language teaching worldwide and has shown its effectiveness in developing communicative competencies. The approach emphasises the importance of communication and interaction in language acquisition. The objective of this study was to diagnose the activities used by teachers to develop students' speaking skills. Mixed-method research was carried out. Teachers from a private school in Ecuador have been interviewed and observed during class, and a survey was conducted among high school students, with 55 students responding to the questions. The data suggest that students lack confidence in practical activities where speaking is the primary skill to be developed, and have insufficient time to develop this skill due to large classes and limited vocabulary knowledge.
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