Main Strategies to Overcome Speaking Barriers for Ethnic Minorities (Case of Georgian Language)
Keywords:
Identification of Language leaners’ problems; The role of the teacher; Practical activities.Abstract
The Paper discusses the challenges the learners of the Georgian language as a state language encounter and provides its solutions. The Paper reveals the different barriers the students face during the development of their speaking skills. The article offers practical activities to help language teachers, to motivate their students, to create a diverse learning environment where it will be possible to use different language registers.
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