What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based Activities

The primary concern of the current study is to explore ways to promote the students’ communicative competence through utilizing pictures-based activities. This paper tried to explore the influence of using an extensive picture based tasks to motivate students, get them engaged and most importantly,...

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Main Authors: Meriem Othmene, Naima Bouyakoube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bejaia Abderrahmane Mira 2018-12-01
Series:The Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society
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Online Access:https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/325
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description The primary concern of the current study is to explore ways to promote the students’ communicative competence through utilizing pictures-based activities. This paper tried to explore the influence of using an extensive picture based tasks to motivate students, get them engaged and most importantly, develop their communicative competence. We examined the influence of using picture based activities to improve the students’ communicative competence through an action research that was conducted in the second semester at the University of Biskra, the sample was non-randomly assigned and exposed to an extensive picture based activities to improve their communication and interpersonal skills. The results of the study revealed that using picture –based activities in the classroom are an enjoyable, yet a valuable technique for improving the students’ communication skills; it could be served as a motivating factor to improve their communicative competence.
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spelling doaj-art-1a87a68ea0f44be28fdf7639956ba0f92025-08-20T03:56:03ZengUniversity of Bejaia Abderrahmane MiraThe Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society2716-91892676-17502018-12-0111What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based ActivitiesMeriem Othmene0Naima Bouyakoube1University of Tlemcen, AlgeriaUniversity of Tlemcen, Algeria The primary concern of the current study is to explore ways to promote the students’ communicative competence through utilizing pictures-based activities. This paper tried to explore the influence of using an extensive picture based tasks to motivate students, get them engaged and most importantly, develop their communicative competence. We examined the influence of using picture based activities to improve the students’ communicative competence through an action research that was conducted in the second semester at the University of Biskra, the sample was non-randomly assigned and exposed to an extensive picture based activities to improve their communication and interpersonal skills. The results of the study revealed that using picture –based activities in the classroom are an enjoyable, yet a valuable technique for improving the students’ communication skills; it could be served as a motivating factor to improve their communicative competence. https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/325Communicative competenceInterpersonal skillsPicture-based activities
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What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based Activities
The Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society
Communicative competence
Interpersonal skills
Picture-based activities
title What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based Activities
title_full What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based Activities
title_fullStr What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based Activities
title_full_unstemmed What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based Activities
title_short What Works to Prove the Students’ Communicative Competence in Algerian Universities? Using Picture-Based Activities
title_sort what works to prove the students communicative competence in algerian universities using picture based activities
topic Communicative competence
Interpersonal skills
Picture-based activities
url https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/325
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