This article provides a theoretical and practical analysis of the importance of students’ speech activity in the higher education system and the necessity of its development. The study examines current shortcomings observed in learners’ speech competence, the underlying causes of these issues, and methodological approaches aimed at enhancing speech activity. Literature analysis, pedagogical observation, and comparative analysis methods were employed during the research. The findings indicate that speech training should be integrated and enriched with information-receptive and other receptive tasks to improve its effectiveness.  

Speech activity, speech competence, higher education

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