Developing Students’ Communicative Competence in English through Web-Based Technologies
Keywords:
Communicative competence, web-based technologies, Web 2.0, EFL teaching, digital tools, Uzbekistan education, blended learning, AI in language learning.Abstract
In the era of digital globalization, developing communicative competence in English as a foreign language (EFL) has become a priority for educational systems worldwide, including Uzbekistan. This study explores the effectiveness of web-based technologies—such as Web 2.0 tools, online platforms, social media, virtual exchanges, and AI-supported applications—in enhancing students’ communicative competence. Communicative competence, as conceptualized by Dell Hymes and expanded by Canale and Swain, encompasses grammatical, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competencies.
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