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Speaking
Techniques
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Problems and Solutions
Problem:
Students find language production difficult.They are
inhibited by lack of language.
Solutions:
match tasks with language level
make the students aware of the purpose to
the task
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Problems and Solutions
students who are not used to speaking
spontaneously need to be helped to cultivate
such habits
teacher should not expect instant fluency and creativity;
instead they should build up students confidence bit bybit giving them restricted tasks before prompting them to
be more and more spontaneous later.
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Language
Students can be frustrated when they do not have the words or
grammar they need to express themselves.
Steps to help students achieve success:
Supply key language:
~ Check their knowledge of key vocabulary
~ Help with phrases or questions helpful for the task
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Language
Encourage students
eg a general question, a smile, a pause forstudents to formulate their thoughts and todecide what they wish to say and how theywish to say it.
Do not pressurize students withquestions.
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Topic
What if students are not interested in the topics?
They are unlikely to invest their language production
with the same amount of effort as they would if they are
excited by the subject matter.
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Topic
In order to speak successfully.
It helps if we know what we are talking about.
Yet students are sometimes expected to speak
about topics they have little knowledge of.
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Choose Interesting Topics
If students with language limitations are askedto work with topics that do not interest them
and without the necessary information
Result:
language production activities suffer
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Choose Interesting Topics
Solutions:
Choose interesting topics: use yourinstinct, find out from students whattheir favorite topics are throughinterviews, questionnairs or observingthe students.
Conversation does not need to beabout serious matters.
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Create Interest in the Topic
Students have a chance for quick discussions in
small groups before they are asked to speak in
public. They have the chance to think of ideasand the language to express them
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Provide Necessary Information
When planning a speaking task, ask
ourselves which bits of information areessential for the tak to be a success and thengive that information to our students beforethey start.
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Classroom Speaking Activities
Acting from a script.
Communication games: information
gap,twenty questions, call my bluff,fishbowl
Discussion
Debate
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Classroom Speaking Activities
Prepared talks
Simulation and role-play: reality of functionstudents must not think of themselves asstudents but as real participants in the situation
A simulated environment: airport check in area,restaurant
Structure: students must be given the necessaryto carry out the simulation effectively.
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The Roles of the Teacher
Prompter:
students sometimes get lost:
leave them to struggle out of such situation on
their own which is sometimes is the best option
Or
teachers help them and the activity to progressby giving suggestions : can stop the sense of
frustraion that some students feel when they
come to a dead end of language and ideas.
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The Roles of the Teacher
Participant:
At times teacher can also participate in discussions or role-
play themselves.
In this way they can introduce new information to help
the activity along but be careful do not participate too much and
dominating.
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The Roles of the Teacher
Feedback provider:
When students are in the middle of a speakingactivity, over correction may inhibit them on the other
hand helpful and gentle correction may get studentsout of difficult misunderstandings and hesitations.
When students have completed an activity it is vital
that we assess what they have done and what wentwell.