1.4.
Significance of the Study
The benefits that are likely to accrue from this study are
many, but to be more specific four categories of people might benefit much from
it. Those are: learners, teachers, educational stakeholders and the common
society of Rwanda.
Ø E.L. learners can benefit from the
findings of the study in developing their English Language communicative
skills. This is possible only if learners are aware of their weaknesses in E.L.
use as a strong tool of communication. In addition, as a result of this study,
learners can be taught in a more functional mode rather than in a traditional
one. Therefore, they can be equipped with the capacity to become familiar with
E.L. by using it for communicative purposes.
Ø Teachers can benefit from the
findings of this study in that they can get aware of the problem of
communicative competence among E.L. learners and then to find what to do in
order to overcome that problem. Therefore, they can feel motivated and self
confident since they may have their teaching objectives achieved.
Ø Educational stakeholders can be
encouraged to put a great emphasis on the E.L. teaching for communicative
purposes. Therefore, curriculum designers and the ministry of education can
provide materials and equipments that enable a more communicative teaching and
learning of E.L.
Ø Common society can
benefit from study in that a great number of the Rwandan community can
be able to use English Language in its everyday life communication. Therefore,
interpersonal communication can move from that made among compatriots
themselves towards the one they make with foreigners, especially in business
issues. This can help much in promoting the national economy.
1.5. Objectives of the
Study
1.5.1.
General Objective
This study intended to make an evaluation of the communicative
competence in conversational English among English Language Learners in the
Literary Option. This evaluation illustrated the extent to which those learners
are communicatively competent in conversational English and factors that
influence that competence.
1.5.2.
Specific Objectives
Ø Determine the extent to which E.L. learners in the
Literary Option emphasise on accuracy and fluency in their real-life
communication
Ø Find out the extent to which the level of literacy in
learners' families affects their communicative competence in conversational
English.
Ø Find out the extent to which E.L. learner's residence
area affects their communicative competence in conversational English.
Ø Find out the teaching aids that are used in schools
to familiarize learners with English Language as a tool of communication.
Ø Determine how often teachers focus on skills enabling
the development of oral communication.
1.6.
Research Questions
1. To what extent do E.L. learners in the Literary Option put
emphasis on accuracy and fluency in their real-life communication?
2. What are the teaching aids used in schools to develop oral
communicative skills among E.L. learners?
3. How often do teachers focus on oral skills during the E.L.
teaching process?
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