How to teach speaking

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How to teach speaking

• Group members
• Anne, Angel, Carol, Cathy, Sunny

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Why encourage students to do speaking task?

• Rehearsal
• Feedback
• Engagement (sense of satisfaction)

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Four examples of speaking activity

• Information gap
• a. describe and draw
• b. storytelling activity
• Surveys

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Storytelling Activity
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Storytelling Activity
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Survey

• Sleep Questionnaire
• How many hours do you normally sleep?
• Are you a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper?
• Have you ever
• talked in your sleep?
• walked in your sleep?
• had a nightmare?
• (If you answer yes, describe the examples)

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Discussion

• Are discussion sessions less successful?
• Need time to assemble thoughts before any
  discussion
• Start with the simple question
• Groups with different opinions
• Ask question to evoke a debate

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Role-Play

• Imagine that they are in different situation and
  act accordingly.
• Give each roles characteristic (roles cards)
• Feedback
• Lead into possible writing tasks

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How should teachers correct speaking?

• Correct in a different way from the mistakes made
  during a study exercise
• Constant interruption from the teacher will
  destroy the purpose of the speaking activity
• Walk around to watch, listen, and note down the
  mistakes
• Point out the problems to all class without
  saying who made them

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What else should teachers do during a speaking
activity?

• Get involved but not too much
• Intervene if not going smoothly
• Check out the proper time to stop or going again
• (make a point / take on a role to push a
  role-play forward )

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How do speaking activities fit into ESA?

• Engage--get students interested in the topic
• Activate--do the task
• Study--study any language issues
• Speaking activities lead into more formal work
  includes reading, listening, and study

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Online Resources

• For learners
• http//www.britishcouncil.org/morocco-english-lz-l
  inks-speaking-listening.htm
• For learners and teachers
• http//www.englishclub.com/index.htm
• For teachers
• http//ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/