UNIT 8

SPEAKING

Speaking is the productive skill which learners find the most complicated and difficult since it involves using speech to communicate meanings to other people. In fact the main purpose of this unit is to point out how we do this.

When we speak we need to consider some speaking subskills for example; making use of grammar which involves vocabulary and functions (the reason of communicating) as well as use the appropriate register (formal or informal it depends on to whom we are speaking), use features of connected speech it is also really important since it refers to the pronunciation of a word will change depending on the words around it. Another relevant subkill is to use interactive strategies which help us to of keep people interested and involved in what we are saying. For example; we can use body language to help learners to infer in what we are trying to say it includes gestures, eye contact, facial expressions and movements.

As all teachers know that the students sometimes have fear to speak since they feel ashamed of pronouncing a word incorrectly can cause misunderstandings or laughs. However, I as teacher I will use controlled practice activities that help students to use the language that they have been taught by making some drills, repetition and saying things learnt by heart (things that are memorised) these activities focus on accuracy in speaking like use grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation correctly. In addition, teachers have to know what activities let student practice and improve their pronunciation.

References:

Nclrc.org,. (2015). Teaching Speaking. Retrieved 1 May 2015, from 

http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/speaking/spinde

Es.slideshare.net,. (2015). the principles of teaching speaking. Retrieved 1 May 2015, from http://es.slideshare.net/apamipale/the-principles-of-teaching-speaking

Videos:

YouTube,. (2015). Teaching Speaking with Task-Based Learning. Retrieved 1 May 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QirhNeIwQ0w

YouTube,. (2015). Teaching Speaking Fluency & Conversational English - Intenrnational TEFL Academy TEFL class. Retrieved 1 May 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wJgt2kurMs