Enhancing Fluency Through Fun: The Role of Interactive Activities in Enhancing Adult Language Proficiency
Year: 2024
Type: article
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.
Author: Xinyu Zuo
Institution: University of Glasgow
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405948467