SPEAKING
The speaking skill also has
sub-skills as do the other skills of the language (reading, writing and
listening). For instance, I can mention some of them: pronunciation, word
order, using appropriate vocabulary, using the appropriate language register,
building an argument, just to name a few. Furthermore, this skill is strongly related
to communication.
It is very important to take into
account the level of the students in order to plan the speaking guide. Usually
the speaking/communicative activities are interactive and also make the
students’ learning meaningful and enjoyable and ready to use in real life. Some
activities I use in the online tutoring are: describing pictures, role plays,
give opinions and short comments, ask true/false questions, interviews, give/ask
for directions, and talking to friends on the telephone.
EXAMPLE OF A GUIDE FOR SPEAKING
With
this guide, the students work a wide variety of aspects such as general
knowledge, reflection, organisation of ideas, use of the target language, pronunciation
and communication. In addition, students read, listen and produce the language.
I find it surprising that you make no mention of fluency in this post - your sub-skills seem to focus on accuracy. Are they equally as important, or do you believe more emphasis should be put on one or the other when working on speaking skills?
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DeleteI believe they are equally important when working on speaking skills!
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