Identifying the Communication Challenges of Non-English Speakers in Communicating in English

Document Type : Research Article

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Department of European Languages and Cultures, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation

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This article's goal is to share the findings of a study that aimed to pinpoint the difficulties young non-English language learners have when interacting with one another during an English language contest. The following theoretical and practical techniques were used to support the study: observation, interviewing, data collection, analysis, and synthesis; conceptual analysis of the National English Contest structure and assessment criteria with regard to its communication and interaction parts; and analysis of the fundamental concepts and theories of communication, its functions, motives, and styles. 60 high school students, ages 15 to 18, participated in the study (29 female and 21 male individuals). Results of the study showed that no matter how sophisticated the participants' vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation of the English language were, 60% of them, or 36 students, still had trouble establishing the goals of effective communication. The responses of the participants as well as typical blunders in communication are cited by the authors. They cite the standards for judging communication performance in the Speaking section of the National English Contest and provide samples of the Speaking Module activities. These include the speech's topic, vocabulary and grammatical usage, pronunciation, intonation, and partner engagement.

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Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 109-113

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