ERIC Number: EJ593320
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Factors To Consider: Developing Adult EFL Students' Speaking Abilities.
Shumin, Kang
Forum, v35 n3 Jul-Sep 1997
Suggests that, to provide effective guidance in developing competent speakers of English, it is necessary to examine the factors affecting adult learners' oral communication, components underlying speaking proficiency, and specific skills or strategies used in communication. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Skill Development, Sociocultural Patterns
Journal availability: http://e.usia.gov/forum/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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