How to teach speaking

How to teach

by Santi and Nata

SPEAKING

Warm-up

Background

Assessment

Activities

Micro-teaching

Agenda

Let's get together!

WARM-UP

Let's take a look at these three activities!

MICRO-TEACHING

Post-Task

Task

Pre-task

A2

I FORGOT THE QUESTION!

Post-Task

Task

Pre-task

A2

WHAT IS MY PROBLEM?

Post-Task

Task

Pre-task

b1

AMERICA SAYS

D____ B___

D___ T__ E_____

L ___ T____

S____ D___

B___ & M____

P____ P____

T___ & J____

I used to watch ______ when I was a child.

D___

S_____

K___

S__

T______

M___

F_____

I talk to my ____ at least once a week.

R___

C____

B____

B__

E____

E______

F____ M____

When I think of the word "queen", _____ comes to my mind.

ACTIVITIES

Post-task

Task

Pre-task

any

BOMBS, CANNONS, AND HEARTS

Post-task

Task

Pre-task

b1

ONE-MINUTE DATE

Post-task

Task

Pre-task

B2-C1

THEM BOMBS

Post-task

Task

Pre-task

any

Giving situations

Post-task

Task

Pre-task

any

Rapid fire questions

Post-task

Task

Pre-task

any

Rock, paper, scissors drill

Post-task

Task

Pre-task

b2

Teach a skill

BACKGROUND

(Richards & Rodgers, 2014) (BBC News Mundo, 2015a)(BBC News Mundo, 2015b)

History of Speaking

(Thornbury, 2005)

“Knowing how to make some phrases and pronouncing them correctly doesn’t mean you know a language; you just know how to vocalize grammar”

(Thornbury, 2005)

Speaking is interactive. It requires the ability to cooperate and take turns.

Typically take place in real-time with little time to plan.

SPEAKING FEATURES

It is a skill that needs to be practiced and developed independently from grammar.

Speaking is the integration of all abilities plus pronunciation, fluency, and coherence.

“Fluency doesn’t necessarily mean speaking fast without any pauses. How the placement of pauses also “natural-sounding pauses” contributes to establishing fluency” (Thornbury, 2005)

Autonomy and Automaticity

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+info

Appropriation activities

+info

Awareness raising activities

How to teach speaking (Activities)

(Verner, 2015)

Strategies to give feedback

• Make a note.
• Do not pointed it out.
• Just wait (Autocorrection)
• Give them rules
• Body language

ASSESSMENT

• BBC News Mundo. (2015b, octubre 21). ¿Por qué somos la única especie humana que todavía está viva? https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/10/151007_vert_earth_unica_especie_humana_yv
• BBC News Mundo. (2015, 19 enero). De qué hablaron los humanos cuando empezaron a hablar. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/01/150119_primera_conversacion_lenguaje_humanos_lp
• Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2014). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching (3rd Revised ed.). Cambridge University Press.
• Thornbury, S. (2005). How To Teach Speaking (1.a ed.). Pearson Educación.
• Verner, S. (2015, 27 mayo). Tuning in the Feedback: 6 Strategies for Giving Students Feedback on Speaking. Busy Teacher. https://busyteacher.org/22538-speaking-feedback-six-strategies-for-giving.html

References

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