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http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Promoting Speaking Activities for the benefit of Adult Learners ‘Andırın Centre for Education of People’ Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Presentation Outline Why is ‘speaking’ important? What is ‘Teaching Speaking’? How to teach ‘speaking’? Activities to promote ‘speaking’ Practical application Suggestions for teachers in teaching speaking • Conclusion • • • • • • Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Why is speaking important? Speaking is a crucial part of second language learning and teaching. Today's world requires that the goal of teaching speaking should improve students' communicative skills, because, only in that way, learners can express themselves and learn how to follow the social and cultural rules appropriate in each communicative circumstance. Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ What is "Teaching Speaking"? • To use language as a means of expressing values and judgements and organize their thoughts in a meaningful and logical sequence. • To produce the English speech sounds and sound patterns • To use word and sentence stress, and intonation. • To select appropriate words and sentences. • To use the language quickly and confidently with few unnatural pauses, which is called as fluency.(Nunan, 2003) Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ How To Teach Speaking? • definetely, by "interacting". -Communicative language teaching and collaborative learning serve best for this aim. -Communicative language teaching should be based on real-life situations that require communication. By using this method in ESL classes, learners will have the opportunity of communicating with each other in the target language. Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Activities to promote Speaking • • • • Discussions Simulations Storytelling Reporting • Playing Cards Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 • • • • • Role Play Information Gap Interviews Story Completion Picture Describing This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Suggestions for teaching Speaking: While teaching oral language teachers should; • provide a rich environment that contains collaborative work, authentic materials and tasks • try to involve each student in every speaking activity • not correct students' pronunciation mistakes very often • reduce their own speaking time while increasing student speaking time Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Practical Application: let’s play ‘spot the differences’ game • Divide into two groups, • Look at the pictures and try to find ten differences! Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ •Practical Application: let’s play ‘cocktail party’ game • Get a half of the picture, • Do not show to others, • Describe your picture and try to find the rest of yours! Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Conclusion • Rather than leading students to pure memorization, providing a rich environment where meaningful communication takes place is desired. • Learners should be more active in the learning process by means of interactive activities. Take Home Message: Speaking English is the main goal of many adult ESL learners. Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein http://letsdoit.upol.cz/ Questions & Discussion Project No. 2009-1-IE1-BRN06-007179 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This courseware reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein