How to teach SPEAKING

 What is a good speaking lesson? Why are speaking tasks useful? A good speaking lesson should… maximize students’ interaction provide students with enough language use create a real “english corner” for students … Speaking tasks help… prepare for Ss real-life communication situations provide feedback for T & Ss engage Ss to lessons Controlled oral practice (Study) repetition / substitution drills read conversations / poems / passages aloud …  to practice a specific bit of language  to focus on accuracy Oral / speaking tasks (Activate) role plays communication games discussion questionnaires … to perform a task by using spoken language Before During After Lead-in: stimulate learners’ interest; provide them with ideas Language focus: vocabulary, pronunciation, connected speech, language functions Speaking task / tasks Transfer and language focus: correction * List your 5 most favorite singers. List your 5 free-time activities. * You’ve 1,000 bucks, what would you buy? Why did you buy those items? * Vietnam Facts: Population: 81.5 mil HCMC people: 4.9 mil GDP: $40 billion Software piracy: 92% Color TV/100 people: 40 Rice made: 22 mil tons Rice eaten: 18 mil tons Receives 3rd highest aid Thailand Facts: Population: 63 mil Bangkok people: 6.5 mil GDP: $143 billion Software piracy: 80% Color TV/100 people: 83 Rice made: 18 mil tons Rice eaten: 9.5 mil tons Makes most rubber (source: Economist) Let’s add to the list! * Roses are Red… I am in love with a girl who is very attractive. She doesn’t know how I feel. I have her address and phone number, but i don’t know what to do? Should I call her? I could send her some roses or chocolates, but I can’t decide which is better. If I send something, what should I write on the card? Source: Headway * Cluster ideas around a topic teaching methodoiogy Investigate things, e.g. how do highschool students learn English? Speaking tasks … create an information gap give Ss choice of what to say & how to say it encourage Ss to give & receive feedback When to correct? when focusing on accuracy What to correct? pronunciation, word use, grammar How to correct? direct correction, echoing, prompting, peer