Using oral activities to teach English grammar communicatively for the first year English non-major students in Thuongmai University

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the reality of the use of speaking activities in the grammar lessons of the first year students of Department of Economics, Finance and Banking at Thuongmai University where the researcher is serving. More specifically, this study attempts to clarify the procedures of organizing speaking activities in the grammar lessons of the first year non-major students, and to identify strategies used by teachers to stimulate students’ communicative competence in grammar learning and the factors bringing about difficulties for the teachers and students in their application of oral activities. One additional aim is to compare teachers’ practice with students’ expectation. Based on the findings, the research further seeks to suggest practical recommendations for the possibility of using speaking activities in grammar lessons of the first year non-major students at Thuongmai University.