Unit 8 Speaking

SPEAKING

Speaking is a productive skill. It involves conveying information or sharing one's ideas and feelings in spoken language to other people. When we speak we don’t plan what we are going to say. It happens because pressure of time does not allow us to organize it. In the speaking, we are going to find some subskills. They are making use of grammar, connected speech, oral fluency, and using interactive strategies. Also, when we speak we should consider some aspects that are important like register, body language (gestures), eye contact (facial expressions), accuracy, appropriacy, and the level of formality.

Speaking is an essential tool for communicating. So, it’s important to teach it to our students because it allows to share, communicate, express ideas or opinions between students. Nowadays, we can find different ways to teach speaking. For example: role play, discussions, information gap, storytelling, etc. These activities are good to improve the speaking skill of our students.           

VIDEO: It is about how to improve your speaking and fluency 

WEBSITE: Here, you are going to find more explanation about the different activities to promote speaking in your classroom.

http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kayi-TeachingSpeaking.html

SOURCES:

Spratt M., Pulverness A. & Willians M. (2011). The TKT course.Modules 1,2,3. United Kingdom: Cambridge university Press.

YouTube. (2018). English Speaking Practice | How to improve your English Speaking and Fluency: SHADOWING. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/GVWFGIyNswI [Accessed 22 Apr. 2018].

Iteslj.org. (2018). Kayi - Teaching Speaking: Activities to Promote Speaking in aSecond Language (TESL/TEFL). [online] Available at: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kayi-TeachingSpeaking.html [Accessed 22 Apr. 2018].