METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES

This article explores methodological approaches to developing listening and speaking skills through interactive activities in the process of English language teaching. In modern methodology, listening and speaking are regarded as essential components of communicative competence, since they enable learners to understand spoken language and participate effectively in real-life communication. The study emphasizes that the successful formation of oral skills requires the application of student-centered, communicative, and activity-based teaching methods that actively involve learners in the educational process. Special attention is given to the pedagogical value of interactive activities such as pair work, group discussions, role-plays, simulations, information-gap tasks, interviews, debates, and language games. These methods create meaningful communicative situations in which students can practice listening comprehension and oral production naturally and purposefully. The article also examines the methodological principles underlying the use of interactive tasks, including learner engagement, contextualized language use, collaboration, spontaneity, and feedback-oriented instruction.