How to Improve EFL Learners’ Oral English Proficiency?

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10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_94How to use a DOI?

Keywords

English speaking proficiency; Oral English; EFL learners; Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)

Abstract

Speaking, as a productive language skill, has been a major issue in English language learning, as learners’ success in English is often determined by how well they can communicate in English [8]. China, as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) country, the acquisition of oral abilities is a long-standing challenge for English language learners [16]. There are many factors behind this phenomenon. Many researchers point out that lack of authentic language context and few exposures to the language might be one of the factors [6]. EFL learners who lack of confidence and have anxiety to speak English is another factor [1, 7, 8, 16] also the interference of speakers’ mother tongue will affect language learning process [1]. These factors may cause teaching such speaking skills in EFL context not easy.

This paper discusses strategies that can be implemented to improve students’ English-speaking skills. It shows that the use of computer-assisted language learning methods can improve EFL students’ English-speaking skills. The study may provide some insights for future research and some suggestions for teachers’ application.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wenwen Tang
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/07/11
TI  - How to Improve EFL Learners’ Oral English Proficiency?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 730
EP  - 736
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_94
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_94
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