Teaching speaking skills 1. While it is a bit of an exaggeration, students clearly feel that classroom-based speaking practice does not prepare them for the real world. Why do students so often highlight listening and speaking as their biggest problems? Partly because of the demands of listening and speaking and partly because of the way speaking is often taught. It usually consists of language practice activities (discussions, information-gap activities etc.) or is used to practise a specific grammar point. Teaching Speaking – Tips to develop the speaking skills of your students. Speaking is a fundamental language skill.
It is the primary way in which we communicate information. When we ask how well we can function in a second language, we ask the question “how well do you speak…?” Find the gap - increasing speaking in class. This article looks at how the notion of a gap between speakers can be used to provide a reason for communication.
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