Cultivation of oral English competence among Chinese Mainland EFL learners from the perspective of formulaic sequences

• Main Authors: Wang, Yingchen, Shu, Maria Hong Bee Abdullah, Duan, Xiaoming, Soo, Ruey Shing, Intan Safinas, Mohd Ariff Albakri, Hema Vanita, Kesevan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; PE English
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36899/1/Soo%20Ruey%20Shing.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36899/; http://hkjoss.com/index.php/journal/article/view/428/424
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This paper aims to review the ideal language input and output unit based on formulaic sequences and the theoretical assumptions underlying input and output hypotheses in view of the relatively low oral English competence among EFL learners in Mainland China. Adopting a theoretical literature revie...