Teaching English at a public institution: ways of improving adults' EFL communicative competence

Diplominis anglų kalba. Anglų kalbos mokymas valstybinėje įstaigoje: suaugusiųjų (svetimosios) anglų kalbos komunikacinės kompetencijos tobulinimo būdai. Introduction. Glossary. Overview of adults EFL communicative competence improvement. Theoretical bases of communicative approach to second language teaching. Communicative English language teaching: theoretical assumptions. Difficulties that limit application of communicative language teaching/learning. Aspects of adults learning. Adult learners: the roles of self-efficacy, self-regulation and motivation. Meeting adults EFL learning needs. Ways of adults teaching that can be used to improve communicative competence. English language teaching and learning in Kaunas district municipality. The aim of the research. Design and implementation of the research plan. Data analysis and results. Conclusions. Recommendations.