This study aims to examine whether thedevelopment of media literacy could effectively promotelearners’ second language (L2) oral communicative com-petence. Although media literacy has been revealed to haveseveral positive effects for language learning, researchregarding its use for effective L2 oral communicativecompetence has been lacking particularly in SoutheastAsia. Through a conversation analytic approach, thisinquiry explores the nature of how media literacy could befostered by teaching based on news broadcasts for L2learners’ enhanced communicative competence. Data werecollected through an online networking environment andanalyzed based upon the emergent patterns to ascertainlearners’ oral communicative competence in their targetlanguage. The results demonstrate that the development ofmedia literacy facilitates learners’ L2 oral communicativecompetence from the practical and genuine linguistic input.Learners’ linguistic and operational competencies are alsostrengthened as Canale (1983) as well as Canale and Swain(1980) categorize as essential tools for effective commu-nicative competence. The authentic language exposure thatcomes with the development of media literacy also assistslearners in developing their L2 more efficiently through thegradual authentic scaffolding to leverage their L2 outputfor effective second language acquisition (SLA)

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• Facilitating Learners’ Second Language Communicative Competence Through the Development of Media Literacy:A Conversation Analytic Approach