implication of strategic competence in the development
implication of strategic competence in the development
implication of strategic competence in the development
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• Studies have revealed that teach<strong>in</strong>g communication strategies is<br />
pedagogically effective.<br />
Dörnyei (1995)<br />
• A significant proportion <strong>of</strong> real-life communication <strong>in</strong> L2 is problematic and yet<br />
language classes do not generally prepare students to cope with performance<br />
problems. I assumed that one educational approach learners might potentially<br />
benefit from <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir cop<strong>in</strong>g skills could be <strong>the</strong> direct teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong><br />
CSs.<br />
• Communication strategies provide <strong>the</strong> learners with a sense <strong>of</strong> security <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
L2 by allow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>m room to manoeuvre <strong>in</strong> times <strong>of</strong> difficulty. Ra<strong>the</strong>r than<br />
giv<strong>in</strong>g up <strong>the</strong>ir message, learners may decide to try and rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
conversation and achieve <strong>the</strong>ir communicative goal.<br />
• Provid<strong>in</strong>g learners help towards accomplish<strong>in</strong>g this is, I believe, a worthy<br />
objective <strong>of</strong> communicative language <strong>in</strong>struction.
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