Designing College English Curricula to Foster English 
Speaking Skills of Chinese College Students

Pingqing Chen

doi:10.70711/eer.v2i9.6616

Designing College English Curricula to Foster English Speaking Skills of Chinese College Students

Pingqing Chen

Abstract

This paper examines how Chinese college English curricula can be redesigned to enhance students speaking skills by English teaching practices. The study highlights factors driving successful spoken English instruction and addresses challenges faced by Chinese students.
Using quantitative and qualitative data on student communication performance, the paper provides recommendations to improve communicative competence in Chinese college English classrooms.

Keywords

College English curricula; Speaking skills; China; Communicative competence; Language education

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/eer.v2i9.6616

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