DEVELOPING LEARNERS’ ORAL PROFICIENCY IN VARIOUS COMMUNICATIVE CONTEXTS

Abstract

Communicating in a foreign language is a real challenge to most Armenian learners. There are two types of learners: those who do not attempt to speak because they are afraid of making mistakes and those who are daring enough to communicate despite plenty of errors. Another challenge is that the speaking skill is largely used in academic and occupational spheres. Consequently, the goal of the teacher is to help the students to master the art of everyday conversation on a par with the technical language. How to develop the speaking skill in both types of learners and for both purposes will be the focus of this paper.