Unit9TeachingSpeaking77
Thenatureofspokenlanguage:/(characteristicsofspokenlanguage)1)
Whatisspeaking
Speakingisaskillthatthestudentswillbejudgeduponmostinreal-lifesituations
Spontaneousspeech:Spontaneousspeechmeansthatitisfulloffalsestarts,repetitions,incompletesentences,andshortphrases
Anotheraspectofproducingspokenlanguageisthetime-constraint
Thestudentsmustbeabletoproduceunplannedutterancesinrealtime,otherwisepeoplewillnothavethepatiencetolistentothem
Whatarethespeakingactivities
Consideringtheaspectsofthenatureofspokenlanguagediscussedabove,whichofthefollowingactivitiesdoyouthinkwouldhelptopreparestudentsforreallifespeechinEnglish
readingaloud(2)*2)
givingapreparedtalk3)
learningapieceoftextordialoguebyheart(1)*4)
interviewingsomeone,orbeinginterviewed5)
doingadrill78