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• TITLE: A Review of Affective Strategy and Social Strategy in Developing Students’ Speaking Skills

  AUTHORS: Norfaeza Zakaria, Harwati Hashim, Melor Md. Yunus

  KEYWORDS: Affective Strategy, Social Strategy, Students, Speaking Skills

  JOURNAL NAME: Creative Education, Vol.10 No.12, November 29, 2019

  ABSTRACT: Speaking skillis one of the skills highlighted in language learning. Despite of that, it is considered as the most difficult skill to be mastered compared to other language skills such as listening, reading or writing. Therefore, proper selection of the best language learning strategies will help the students to improve students’ speaking skills either inside ESL classroom or outside the classroom. This paper reviews two main language learning strategies which are affective strategy and social strategy in developing students’ speaking skills. This paper suggests that different approaches should be taken to improve language learning especially for speaking skills. Underpinned by thestudents’ aspirations and the policy of Enhancing Malay Language andStrengthening English Language (MBMMBI), affective strategy and social strategy have been highlighted to enhance language learning. This paper suggests howaffective strategy and social strategy can be applied to enhance students’speaking skills.