Speaking skills (Points for presentation)

(i)         What Is “Teaching Speaking”?

What is meant by “teaching speaking” is to teach EFL learners to:

·         Produce the English speech sounds and sound patterns

·         Use word and sentence stress, intonation patterns and the rhythm of the foreign language.

·         Select appropriate words and sentences according to the proper social setting, audience, situation and subject matter.

·         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)

(ii)   What is speaking?

“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)

(iii) Children EFL speaking skill

(iv)  Adults EFL speaking skill  (There are many opportunities for adults therefore can do speak better)

(v)    What a teacher should do?  (Motivation ,Shun shyness, participation of students,L1,bilingualism etc)

(vi)  Activities (Role play, Timed activities, competitive activities, debating, chain stories ,short lectures ,presentations, reporting ,playing cards etc)

(vii)            Tips (constant practice ,patience , fun to prevent boredom)

(viii)          Other factors of speaking skills (Voice ,articulation ,pitch disorder)

(ix)  Guidelines for teacher

(x)    Question and answers