Presentation

TEACHING FOUR SKILLS

CLASSROOM SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
OBJECTIVES

 The reasons for teaching speaking

 The definition of speaking

 The special features of spoken language

 The definition of teaching speaking

 The rationales for teaching speaking using communicative and

collaborative learning
OBJECTIVES

 The basic features of communicative language teaching and

collaborative learning

 Some communicative activities to promote speaking

 Things a teacher should / should not do in teaching speaking

1-Reasons for teaching speaking

Speaking is a crucial part of second language learning and

teaching

Our learners often evaluate their success in effectiveness of

their English course on the basis of how much they feel they
have improved in their spoken language proficiency
2- what is “SPEAKING” ?

Speaking is :
The process of building and sharing meaning
through the use of verbal and non-verbal
symbols in a variety of contexts
3- Some Features of SPOKEN discourse in
daily life :

Composed of idea units (combined short phrases and clauses)

May be planned (e.g. a lecture) or unplanned (e.g. a

conversation)

Shows variation (e.g. between formal and casual speech),

reflecting speaker roles , speaking purpose, and the context
4- what is “TEACHING SPEAKING” ?

Teaching speaking is to teach our learners to :

Produce the English speech sounds and sound patterns

Use word and sentence stress, information patterns and the

rhythm of the second language

Select appropriate words and sentences according to the proper

social setting, audience, situation and subject matter
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Organize their thoughts in a meaningful and logical sequence

Use language as a means of expressing values and judgments

5- The Rationales For Teaching Speaking
Communicatively ……

For many years , teaching speaking has been undervalued and English
language teachers have continued to teach speaking just as a
repetition of drills or memorization of dialogues

Today’s world require that the goal of teaching speaking should

improve student’s communicative skills

Only in that way students can express themselves and learn how to
follow the social and cultural rules appropriate in each
communicative circumstance
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It is necessary for learners to recognize :

1. The very different functions speaking performs in daily

communication

2. The different purposes for which our students need speaking

skills
6- Communicative Language Teaching and
Collaborative Learning

Communicative language teaching is based on real-life

situations that require communication

By using this method in ESL classes, students will have the
opportunity of communicating with each other in the target
language

This can occur when students collaborate in groups to achieve a

goal or to complete a task
7- Examples of Various Types of Speaking in
Real-Life Situations

Conducting a class debate

Giving a speech of welcome

Making a presentation

Giving a long talk

Chatting to a school friend in a canteen

8- Suggestions for Teachers in Teaching
Speaking

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

Try to involve each student in every speaking activity; for this

aim, practice different ways of student participation
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Reduce teacher speaking time in class while increasing student

speaking time. Step back and observe students

Ask eliciting questions such as “what do you mean ? How did

you reach that conclusion ?” in order to prompt students to
speak more

Indicate positive signs when commenting on a student’s

response
9- Some Types of Communicative Activities to
Get Students to Speak

 Discussions  Story completion

 Role play  Reporting
 Simulations  Playing cards
 Brainstorming  Picture narrating
 Storytelling  Picture describing
 Interviews  Information gap
Classroom Speaking Activity

Dialogues and
Role Plays
ACTIVITY …

 A great way to introduce or review these words is to practice them in dialogues

accompanied by pictures These will take some time to create, or you can scan the

Internet to find some already written. Practice a variety of dialogues such as a

conversation between two students, a conversation between a teacher and a

student, and a conversation with the whole class. Give each pair the same dialogue

to practice, and then discuss the dialogues as a whole group and answer any

questions. Alternatively, you could give each pair a different dialogue to practice in

pairs first and then with the whole class. Make sure you rotate the dialogues so that

all students can get practice with each scenario.

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If you have more advanced students, give them role play contexts
rather than dialogues. Prepare a written context or give them a picture
with two people in a classroom and have them construct the dialogue
for this picture. If you give each pair the same picture and have the
students present their dialogues for the class. Going over the
similarities and differences between the dialogues can lead to some
great conversations about the variations of speech they may hear.