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Exploration of Influential Factors of Effectiveness of CMC on English Oral Proficiency

Lisha Ye

Abstract


The ever-evolving technological innovation and development have brought dramatic changes to numerous conventional industries comprehending English language learning, so as to challenge them to innovate to meet the needs of the time in line with appropriate information technologies. The inception of the era of Internet Plus further boosted the process. Through the progression of over two decades in the 21st century, it has been highly common to hire Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) as an approach to facilitate English language learning and teaching both inside and outside the classroom. However, CMC as an umbrella term covers various factors such as forms, temporality, and English activity types, and it is signifi cant to master the skill to construct a set of effective combinations to realise specific teaching objectives. This essay aims at exploring how CMC play an effective role in enhancing English learners’ oral competency through cross-analyzing three archetypical selective empirical studies. The results indicate that CMC tools may produce multifarious outcomes on pronunciation, lexical, and syntactic levels of
oral production, speech fl uency, and accuracy depending on various factors mentioned above.

Keywords


CMC; English oral profi ciency; Infl uential factors under CMC

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i27.10466

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