Teaching Speaking: More Than Grammar Practice!
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Have a quick think about the reflective questions below in order to get the most out of the workshop:
1. To what extent are my speaking lessons focused on teaching speaking rather than on activating grammar and vocabulary?
2. Should I have pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar development sub aims in a speaking class?
3. Should speaking skills be taught separately in dedicated speaking lessons or as part of an integrated skills lesson?Here are some more resources that were shared in the chat by Neil and Gabi, an attendee in the Masterclass:
– Neil pointed it out that ‘looking at speaking test design can open our eyes to speaking sub-skills. The CEFR is a hugely valuable asset when trying to understand these (most European tests are based on the CEFR); the free NILE filter is the best way to search this
– https://www.nile-elt.com/catalog?pagename=NILE-Membership’– a book recommendation from Gabi:
‘There is a great book that could also help teachers identify speaking sub skills: Conversation gambits- Real English Conversation Practices by E. Keller & S. Warner’– Another link shared by Neil, in response to the part of the discussion about using Alexa in a speaking class:
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