' The present study aims to investigate the role of communicative language activities in developing speaking strategies of students at Cyprus International University (CIU) Centre of Foreign Languages (CFL), English Language Program (ELP). The study was conducted in the 2006-2007 academic year with 2 subject groups. The participants of the study were Intermediate Level students at CFL ELP. The method of the study was quasi-experimental. Data were processed through SPSS analysis. The present study addresses two research questions. The first research question is to find out if there is a significant difference in terms of speaking strategies between group having traditional language education supported with communicative language activities and the group having traditional language education. As a sub-question of the research question, the effect of gender differences on the students' speaking strategies in both groups is sought. The second research question aims to find out if there is a significant difference in terms of attitudes to learning English between the group having traditional language supported with communicative language activities and the group having traditional language education. As a sub-question of the second research question, the effect of gender differences on the students' attitudes to learning English in both groups is sought. For this analysis, three questionnaires were given to the students. The first one is the Background Information Questionnaire (BIQ), the second one is the Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI) and the last one is an Attitude Test to Learning English (ATLE). In conclusion, all the findings from the research questions were explained and according to the results of the study, recommendations for further research were offered. '

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1 Presentation

1 Background

3 Communication Competence and The role of Communication Strategies in CLT

9 Purpose of the Study

9 Significance of the Study

10 Assumptions of the Study

10 Limitations of the Study

11 Definition of Terms

CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

14 Presentation

14 Definition of Language Learning Strategies

14 Overview of Language Learning

17 Definition of Communication Strategies

18 Taxonomies of Communication Strategies

18 Tarone's Communicative Strategies

20 Chesterfield and Chester's Second Language Communication Strategies

21 Faerch and Kasper's Communication Strategies (1983)

24 Varadi's Communication Strategies

25 Dörnyei's Communication Strategies

28 Studies on Communication Strategies

28 Zoltan Dörnyei's Study on Communication Strategies

31 Role of Language Games and Activities in Teaching English

33 Language Games in Teaching English

33 Why Games?

34 The Role of Games in Learning Process

41 Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Communicative Language Activities

CHAPTER 3 METHOD

48 Presentation

48 Research Design

49 Pilot Study

50 Real Study with Experimental and Control Groups Pre-Test

50 Activities Done in Experiments Group

54 Control Group

54 Real Study with Experiments and Control Groups Post-Test

54 Context

55 Participants

56 Research Questions

57 Data Sources

57 Method of Data Collection

57 Data Collection Instruments

57 Background Information Questionnaire

58 The Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI, Nakatani 2006)

58 Attitude Test to Learning English

59 Reliability of the Questionnaires

59 Data Collection Procedures

59 Method of Data Analysis

60 Data Analysis Procedure Procedures

60 First Research Question

61 Sub Question of the First Research Question

CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

63 Presentation

63 Results to the First Research Question

66 Results of Sub Question of the First Research Question

79 Results of the Second Research Question

80 Results of Sub Question of the Second Research Question

CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

86 Presentations

86 Summary of Study

86 Conclusion

91 Recommendations for Further Research

92 REFERENCES

APPENDICES