THE IMPORTANCE OF ENHANCING SPEAKING SKILLS IN TEACHING ENGLISH
Keywords:
speaking skills, communicative competence, speaking, skills, crucial, toolAbstract
The present study is investigated a teaching methodology for English as a foreign language, aiming to offer an effective approach to enhancing speaking proficiency. The main objective of the research is to examine whether project-based learning is effective in teaching students speaking skills at the first year students.
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