UNIT 8 - SPEAKING

Speaking, another of the four important skills, is a productive skill as well as writing. It involves subskills as: making use of grammar, functions, register (to speak properly) features of connected speech (stress, linking) and body language (while speaking) for instance: eye contact, movements, gestures, turn-taking (using intonation) or facial expressions. Moreover, speaking includes using speech to communicate understandable meaning to other people. There are different text types to be listened such as: telephone calls, conversations, project works, and discussions. According to Dave(2009) this productive skill is considered as an interactive one. Finally, this skill is proper to notice if the speaker is producing the language effectively. So, while doing this, speakers are afraid to make mistakes and some of them tend to avoid practicing. The more learners practice the more confidence they get, no matter making mistakes because it’s totally ok in learning process, Bailey (2005). All in all, I would employ communicative activities in which students will practice their speaking, for example: Oral presentations, role plays, debates, small conversations and so on. Besides, I’d use games in class (secret word, who is he?, phone-call) to motivate them practice speaking.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011). The TKT Teaching Knowledge Test Course Modules 1, 2 and 3. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Dave. S. (2009). Communicative Approach to the Teaching of English as a Second Language. Retrieved from ProQuest Ebook Central: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uta-ebooks/reader.action?docID=3011323

Bailey, K. M. (2005). Practical English Language Teaching: Speaking. New York: McGraw-Hill. Faculty of Arts, 2004. Undergraduate Catalog. Nakhon Pathom: Silpakorn University Press: http://www.scirp.org/(S(vtj3fa45qm1ean45vvffcz55))/reference/ReferencesPapers.aspx?ReferenceID=1955282