THE IMPACT OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING ON DEVELOPING STUDENTS' SPEAKING SKILLS
Keywords:
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Speaking Skills, Professional Education, Oral Fluency, Communicative Competence, Task-Based Learning.Abstract
This article evaluates the pedagogical impact of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach on refining the oral production and speaking competencies of students within the professional education sector. It structurally explores how shifting the educational focus from rote grammatical memorization to functional, real-world communication affects fluency, lexical retrieval, and interactional confidence. The research details the integration of role-plays, problem-solving tasks, and task-based activities tailored to vocational contexts. Furthermore, the paper addresses the systemic challenges of implementing CLT in large classrooms and provides actionable recommendations for establishing an optimized, communication-driven hybrid learning environment.