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Enhancing Fluency Through Fun: The Role of Interactive Activities in Enhancing Adult Language Proficiency
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Abstract
This study assesses the influence of in-class and out-of-class speaking activities on adult learners' foreign language speaking proficiency by analyzing 49 papers. Principal findings demonstrate that in-class activities, including role play and group discussions, markedly enhance speaking skills, and out-of-class activities, such as singing, social media engagement, theatre participation, and English clubs, similarly yield beneficial outcomes. The research indicates that educators ought to implement interactive, activity-based pedagogical approaches, such as Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), to improve students' speaking abilities, with cooperative learning demonstrating a significant positive effect.
Keywords
Speaking proficiency, In-class activities, Out-of-class activities, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Cooperative learning
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Zuo,X. (2024). Enhancing Fluency Through Fun: The Role of Interactive Activities in Enhancing Adult Language Proficiency. Advances in Social Behavior Research,14,57-62.
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