title: The Effectiveness of Listening and Speaking Activities in Developing Students' Communicative Competence When Learning a Foreign Language
abstract: The purpose of the study is to assess students` level of communicative competencies when learning a foreign language on the basis of which to substantiate the effectiveness of listening and speaking activities in the development of students' communicative competencies when learning a foreign language. The survey was based on teachers and students of Far Eastern Federal University (Russia) were surveyed; there were thirty-five university teachers and 240 first- and second-year students aged 18-20
journal: International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)