Speaking skills practice at ESP instruction at the University of Economics in Bratislava
Speaking skills practice at ESP instruction at the University of Economics in Bratislava

Author(s): Zuzana Ondrejová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Language acquisition, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: language competence; communicative competence; speaking; integrated skills; exercises
Summary/Abstract: The article describes communicative competences that undergraduates − future economists − should possess, and presents methods used in speaking skills practice at ESP seminars at the University of Economics in Bratislava. The target group are undergraduates at B2 and C1 levels of language competence. The autor sums up the situations in which an undergraduate may fi nd himself/herself in an academic and professional setting as well, defi nes factors that may affect an undergraduate’s ability to get involved successfully in verbal communication, and gives examples of exercises/tasks which simulate various situations and are applied successfully at ESP seminars. Opinions and attitudes expressed by the author are based on her vast teaching experience and direct observations made at ESP seminars conducted by the author. She has grounds for supposing that the intensity and scope of interpersonal communication among the younger generation is becoming narrow. Poor communication in Slovak as their mother tongue corelates with poor verbal communication in the target English language.

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