... purposes in speaking:
- “now we will practice describing our friends.”
- In this exercise we will learn to talk about clothing.”
- “in this activity we will practice asking for information.”
Intermediate ... knowing how to use a language:
A student can introduce himself or herself, greet others, request
information, apologize, etc.
4. Do not emphasize the significance of mistakes.
- this encourages students ... speech most often involves interaction (Monologues are
rarely used).
- interaction integrates speaking and listening.
3. Place students in pairs, triads or small groups.
- smaller groups, and...
... changing teaching methods, changing syllabus or textbooks, upgrading teachers’
qualifications, changing formats of speaking tests and so on. At SGS – VNUH, which is in
charge of teaching English for ... actually drives her to this research, namely Teachingspeaking skill for
non-major MA students at VNUH”.
2. Scope of the study
To improve speaking skill for non-major MA students of English at VNUH, ... teachers and
students in teaching and learning speaking skill, which requires bilateral efforts in improving
the situation.
Besides, teachers also complain that teachingspeaking skill is difficult...
... Hmong children born in this country.
Implications for Educators:
The children born in the United States are not refugees, and
therefore do not qualify for special programs funded under U.S.
refugee ... something like after the corn harvest in in the year before we
escaped to Thailand.
Hmong Migration to California
The Hmong population of California, now the largest in the United
States, began ... Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) took over the
Hmong education in the camp. As of 1987, each of the camp’s nine centers
has a school for grades one through three and there is one kindergarten for
the...
... and formative assessment of learners’ speaking and listening skills is not
straightforward and this is particularly true for learners whose fi rst language is English.
One of the reasons for ... this toolkit can help
The actual resource forteachingspeaking and listening is present everywhere – in
everyday speech. This toolkit focuses on explicit teaching about spoken language,
using ... use them:
• to update or inform your knowledge of the topic
• to prepare an input for a group
• as a focus for discussion with an individual learner
• as the basis for a learner handout.
Using...
... language teaching items for the purpose of foreign language learners with a lighter
emphasis on business. However, for language students at Thang Long University, the
business situations in those foreign ...
and teaching the contents as well as various useful samples. However, these books are
designed for the main purpose of training the communication skills, not of teaching a
language. Therefore, ...
similar trees for different divisions of ESP in which ESP is divided into such branches as
English for Science and Technology (EST), English for Business and Economics (EBE), and
English for Social...
... a family tree in each group (you can
draw the picture of each family member).
Exchange the information of the
relationship to the whole class.
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lish Center
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c. father-in-law, ... Eng
lish Center
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b. Uncles/ aunts - Cousins
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We use this for a husband/ wife/ boyfriend/
girlfriend we had in the past.
•
E.g.: My ex-boyfriend is a gangster.
How ... can imagine).
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lish Center
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1. How do you call someone you have
known for a long time in English?
2. What is a very good friend, someone
you like and trust called?
3....
... 5
Principles of teaching speaking
1. Practice with both accuracy and fluency
2. Create communication gap activities
3. Pair and group works
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PROBLEMS WITH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES ... should avoid singling students out for particular
criticism.
- If teachers interrupt students constantly for correcting
mistakes they will destroy the purpose of the speaking
activity
Kieunga_ ... distribution:
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Group 1: speaking
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Group 2: writing
* Time allowance: 30 minutes
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b/ After a speaking activity teachers should
1. discuss how well the students performed the
activities,...
... balance the
corrections and criticism.
10. As in speaking, provide topics of interest for the students to write
about. Motivation is important for language learners and interesting topics
increase ... are directions to your apartment for a new friend”.
“This is a letter to your cousin.”
“This is a thank-you note to your father”.
“Imagine these are advertisements for the newspaper”.
Also, if you ... advertisements for the newspaper”.
Also, if you have your students write a letter to a friend or a story for their
parents, encourage them to give it to the friend or parents. This is more
natural use...
... the readers.
The purpose of teaching reading is not only to help the students understand
the text for that day, but also to help them learn to effectively read for
themselves. To do this, ... sub-skills of reading like
skimming, scanning, predicting, guessing from context, and reading for total
comprehension.
...
... Training for Impromptu Speaking and
Testing Active Listening
With a Focus on Japanese Students
Dr. Cecilia B-Ikeguchi
For so many years now, the perennial problems of teaching ESL in ... are handling at the moment.
The best way to prepare for Impromptu speaking is to be well-informed, so goes the
saying. And to be well-informed, one has to read a lot, watch TV a lot, know the ... level of
English classes for impromptu speaking while at the same time teaching the higher levels
of listening comprehension. I have found it a very challenging activity for my English
students...
... learner-centered
activities to chose from for classroom teaching, thereby augmenting their efficiency in
teaching English.
Introduction
Benefits of Using Drama in the Language Classroom
Many a times the teaching of English ... language
teaching course, i.e., developing skills in communication, is unfortunately, neglected.
An attractive alternative is teaching language through drama because it gives a context for
listening ... manner and is, therefore, very useful for the
teacher who is new to drama. Texts about characters who have done heroic feats, lived an
adventurous life or been in the news for some reason or...
... language teaching& quot;, i.e. she never got to go to
the ball. By this he was referring to the often low level of emphasis placed on this very
important language skill. We are comfortable teaching ... Some Techniques forTeaching
Pronunciation
David F. Dalton
Background
When I did my initial training as an E.F.L. ... sts ]. Having informed him or herself of some of the main areas of contrast between
native language and target language and what difficulties students have, it then remains for
the teacher...
...
ignore them and wait for you to repeat it more clearly.
Work on Everyone's Difficulties
• If you are doing a pronunciation exercise or discussing a false cognate for one
linguistic group ... with one for another group. This will help teach the
students to be patient with each other's linguistic limitations, as they learn that
while the problems may not be the same for each ... the Students
• Emphasize that communicating effectively means not only speaking so that a
teacher can understand, but speaking so that everyone can understand. Students
who speak the same language...