Developing speaking skill

Developing speaking

1. Developing Speaking Skills in Teaching English Language Savanu Valentina , Theoretical Lyceum V ăratic, village Văratic, District Rîşcani

2. What is Speaking ?

3. Speaking is "the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal symbols, in a variety of contexts" (Chaney, 1998, p. 13).

4. Advantages of Using Speaking Tasks Speaking provides opportunities to p ractice all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Speaking supports development of critical thinking skills. Speaking promotes learning.

5. What makes a good speaker?

6. #Task 1 Write the characteristics of a good language speaker… ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. …………………………..

7. A good speaker … Talks slowly Uses gestures in tandem with what he/she is saying Keeps time in mind Emphasizes or repeats particularly important lines Interacts with the audience etc.

8. While speaking, we expect our students to be able to: Produce the English speech sounds and sound patterns. Use word and sentence stress, intonation patterns and the rhythm of the second language. Select appropriate words and sentences according to the proper social setting, audience, situation and subject matter.

9. Organize their thoughts in a meaningful and logical sequence. Use language as a means of expressing values and judgments. Use the language quickly and confidently with few unnatural pauses, which is called as fluency. ( Nunan , 2003)

10. What do students need to talk fluently? … … … …

11. In order to help students to develop the speaking ability a teacher should… Teach Vocabulary Teach Grammar Teach Pronunciation / Intonation Equip students with everything they need to speak confidently and fluently. Help their students develop the ability to produce grammatically correct, logically connected sentences that are appropriate to specific contexts, and to do so using acceptable pronunciation. Provide authentic practice that prepares students for real-life communication situations.

12. Activities that Promote Speaking

13. Write Some Activities that Promote Speaking … … … … …

14. Discussions After a content-based lesson, a discussion can be held for various reasons. The students may aim to arrive at a conclusion, share ideas about an event, or find solutions in their discussion groups. Before the discussion, it is essential that the purpose of the discussion activity is set by the teacher.

15. Role Play The teacher gives information to the learners such as who they are and what they think or feel. Thus, the teacher can tell the student that "You are David, you go to the doctor and tell him what happened last night, and…”

16. Storytelling Students can briefly summarize a tale or story they heard from somebody beforehand. • They may create/imagine their own stories to tell their classmates. • Story telling fosters creative thinking. It also helps students express ideas in the format of beginning, development, and ending, including the characters and setting a story has to have.

17. Picture Narrating 1. This activity is based on several sequential pictures. 2. Students are asked to tell the story taking place in the sequential pictures by paying attention to the criteria provided by the teacher as a rubric. 3. Rubrics can include the vocabulary or structures (past simple) they need to use while narrating.

18. Reporting Before coming to class, students are asked to read a newspaper or magazine and, in class, they report to their friends what they find as the most interesting news. 2. Teachers can also ask their students to watch a specific program on a specific channel.Time of the program should be given well-in-advance . 3. Then, students could be asked to report back what they have seen and express their views concerning what was presented in the program or cartoon film…

19. Picture Describing Students describe what it is in the picture. They discuss the picture with their groups. • Then, a spokesperson for each group describes the picture to the whole class. This activity fosters the creativity and imagination of the learners as well as their public speaking skills. • It could also be used as springboard for a whole class-discussion

20. Practical Activities

21. Suggestions For Teachers Provide maximum opportunity to students to speak the target language by providing a rich environment that contains collaborative work, authentic materials and tasks, and shared knowledge.

22. Try to involve as many students as possible in every speaking activity. • For this aim, practice different ways of student participation.

23. Reduce teacher speaking time in class while increasing student speaking time. Step back and observe students.

24. Indicate positive signs when commenting on a student's response.

25. Ask eliciting questions such as "What do you mean? How did you reach that conclusion?" in order to prompt students to speak more.

26. Provide written feedback like "Your presentation was really great. It was a good job. I really appreciated your efforts in preparing the materials and efficient use of your voice…"

27. Provide the vocabulary beforehand that students need in speaking activities.

28. Diagnose problems faced by students who have difficulty in expressing themselves in the target language and provide more opportunities to practice the spoken language.

29. Technique *Suitcase* Write & share, what do you take home from this course?

30. Would You Rather 2018 Conference Materials

31. WOULD YOU RATHER… go to the beach or go to the mountains ?

32. WOULD YOU RATHER… swim with snakes or swim with crocodiles ?

33. WOULD YOU RATHER… eat pizza or eat ice cream ?

34. WOULD YOU RATHER… be invisible or be able to read minds ?

35. WOULD YOU RATHER… find true love or become rich ?

36. WOULD YOU RATHER… … have a cup that has a never-ending drink (of your choice) … or have a briefcase that can change into any machine of your choice?

37. WOULD YOU RATHER… …live in a simpler time without electricity, plumbing, medicine… … or live in a polluted, crowded future without disease or hunger?

38. WOULD YOU RATHER… …meet your great grandchildren… …or your ancestors?

39. WOULD YOU RATHER… …do the laundry… …or the dishes?

40. If you won $1 billion, would you rather… …keep it all and share none of it… …or give it to people who don’t have much?

41. The What If? Box A magical box filled with unlikely questions.

42. Click a button…get a What if…? ? ?

43. What if humans could fly?

44. What if you could turn invisible for a day?

45. What if humans had tails?

46. What if there was someone exactly the same as you?

47. What if you had a secret ability?

48. What if humans could only remember certain information?

49. What if school didn’t exist?

50. What if there were no laws?

51. What if the government gave up?

52. What if holidays were banned?

53. What if you could go to school whenever you wanted?

54. What if you had to work from the age of fourteen?

55. What if weather forecasters were paid to get things wrong?

56. What if the government controlled everybody’s wages?

57. What if every job paid the same money?

58. What if bankers had to live in council estates?

59. What if private schools were banned?

60. What if showers were made illegal?

61. What if animals started talking?

62. What if your dog is actually taking you for a walk?

63. What if what you think is true isn’t true?

64. What if society was more equal?

65. What if society was less equal?

66. What if taxes were raised?

67. What if the government got rid of taxes?

68. What if movies came true?

69. What if World War Two had never happened?

70. What if the Roman Empire had not collapsed?

71. What if the another party had one the last election?

72. What if slavery had been banned earlier?

73. What if there had been no American Revolution?

74. What if there had been no French Revolution?

75. What if there had been no Russian Revolution?

76. What if nuclear weapons had not been invented?

77. What if televisions had not been invented?

78. What if you could change one law? What would it be?

79. What if you could change one thing about the world? What would it be?

80. What if you could change one thing about school? What would it be?

81. What if you could change one thing about yesterday? What would it be?

82. What if you could choose what subjects to study from the beginning of Year 7?

83. What if all schools were for 3-18 year-olds?

84. What if newsreaders are lying?

85. What if newspapers don’t tell the truth?

86. What if there is no such thing as truth?

87. What if farming was banned?

88. What if global warming continues?

89. What if free speech was curtailed?

90. What if human rights were ignored?

91. What if police officers were given more power?

92. What if law courts were painted in bright, pretty colours?

93. What if you had to get a permit to play in the park?

94. What if the public sector was abolished?

95. What if you had to move country?

96. What if Shakespeare had never written anything?

97. What if Charles Dickens had had a different job?

98. What if the Bible had never been translated into English?

99. What if Britain was a republic?

100. What if wood was more valuable than gold?

101. What if clothes grew as you grew?

102. What if insects were the size of mammals?

103. What if buildings could talk?

104. What if London was not the capital of England?

105. What if Paris was the capital of England?

106. What if Britain left the European Union?

107. What if America turned against the rest of the world?

108. What if the BBC was shut down?

109. What if you started your own business?

110. What if you went to Oxford University?

111. What if the sun took holidays?

112. What if money was banned?

113. What if time went quicker than it does?

114. What if right is wrong?

115. What if tomorrow never comes?

116. What if science gets things wrong?

117. What if evolution continues for another million years?

118. What if a new source of energy was found?

119. What if you received a mystery gift?

120. What if you found a twenty pound note?

121. What if you witnessed a crime?

122. What if you were asked to do something you thought was wrong?

123. What if elections were decided through football matches?

124. What if you were not allowed to speak when in school?

125. What if the government brought back corporal punishment?

126. What if the death penalty was reintroduced?

127. What if things were different?

128. What if houses were upside down?

129. What if animals could be recruited as spies?

130. What if CCTV was everywhere?

131. What if forests could move around?

132. What if the bottom-placed team was awarded the league title?

133. What if humans had not invented writing?

134. What if humans had not invented sanitation?

135. What if humans had not invented flags?

136. What if humans had not invented fridges?

137. What if humans had not invented the mobile phone?

138. What if humans had not discovered fire?

139. What if teaching was done by a computer?

140. What if you could learn at home instead of school?

141. What if shoelaces were edible?

142. What if nothing ever changed?

143. What if things changed more quickly than at present?

144. What if China overtakes America?

145. What if wars were replaced by sports?

146. What if someone invented a new religion?

147. What if scientists had to share all their ideas for free?

148. What if you could create a perfect world?

149. What if you had to move abroad?

150. What if only people with jobs were allowed to vote?

151. What if only people without jobs were allowed to vote?

152. What if adults were allowed to return to school?

153. What if humans were ten feet tall?

154. What if it was sunny and warm every day of the year?

155. What if we were invaded?

156. What if someone you know is a spy?

157. What if it’s true that money makes the world go round?

158. What if the grass really is greener on the other side?

159. What if geography was made compulsory until the age of eighteen?

160. What if colours had no names?

161. What if everything was black and white?

162. What if lie detectors really worked?

163. What if things don’t change?

164. What if things get better?

165. What if things get worse?

166. What if your mind plays tricks on you?

167. What if we can’t know anything for certain?

168. What if money grew on trees?

169. What if you went to a different school?

170. What if you could change one part of society?

171. What if you knew everything there is to know?

172. What if you were ten years older?

173. What if you had done things differently?

174. What if you could control the weather?

175. What if you could control the tide?

176. What if humans went to live in outer space?

177. What if aliens exist?

178. What if laughing was made illegal?

179. What if you had to pay to see the doctor?

180. What if phone conversations were recorded?

181. What if other people could read your mind?

182. What if you could read other people’s minds?

183. What if America was still a British colony?

184. What if Germany left the European Union?

185. What if the United Nations had its own army?

186. What if everyone got to be Prime Minister for a day?

187. What if you won the lottery?

188. What if you were offered a job in a different country?

189. What if you forgot how to make decisions?

190. What if you had lots of other people relying on you?

191. What if you had no sense of smell?

192. What if you had no sense of taste?

193. What if everything was reversed?

194. What if ice-cream was good for you?

195. What if children were allowed to drive?

196. What if unemployment was 50%?

197. What if everyone was vegetarian?

198. What if the sea level went down?

199. What if there were no mountains?

200. What if 1+1=3?

201. What if we don’t control our own actions?

202. What if our choices are determined by our past?

203. What if the X-Factor had never been invented?

204. What if pop videos reflected real life?

205. What if aliens lived with us, on Earth?

206. What if the moon landings were faked?

207. What if humans had to live under the sea?

208. What if computers could think for themselves?

209. What if robots demanded rights?

210. What if animals had the same rights as humans?