... component ofa language course Successful speaking activities in class can have a great effect on improvementofstudents speaking skills Asa result, teachers should try to design and administer activities ... motivating students to speak more in class, the author analyzed the situational needs and students needs The results of this analysis were the basis for designing some extra speaking activities ... complementary speaking activities to create more interesting and successful speaking lessons in class Secondly, based on the findings of the research, the researcher suggests some supplementary speaking...
... xvi According to second language acquisition theories, both teachers and students should participate in language classes actively Teachers have to face two tasks in language classrooms: (1) offer ... teacher and students plays a part in evoking problems in teaching speaking skill A necessary prerequisite for creating a favorable learning atmosphere in the class is to establish a good relationship ... gap tasks Curricular choices, such as task-based and project-based activities also promote interaction Pair work and group work are typical organizational features of interaction-based lessons...
... the students learning reading The specific aims of this research are as follows: - To find out some different evaluations made by teachers and students towards the textbook Business Basics, which ... this study 1 What are the teachers‟ and the students evaluations of the textbook Business Basics? What are the teachers‟ and the students expectations of supplementary reading materials? Methodology ... opportunities to read as possible Nuttall in the book “Teaching reading skills ina foreign language” (1982) states that “reading asa purposeful activity, we can make teaching more purposeful and classes...
... inadequacies in terms of speaking activities compared to students needs in learning speaking skills as well as explore supplementary speaking activities to assist studentsin studying speaking skills ... cards to students; asks Ss to work in groups of or - T explains that each member as one of people in the role cards; asks Ss to ask and answer about personal information 4.4 Supplementary speaking ... all basic aspects for designing a supplementary speaking material, including an overview of speaking skills, materials evaluation as well as supplementary materials Moreover, it helps the teachers...
... politeness is really a vital part of all social interactions For those reasons, the author of this study aims at investigating and emphasizing the important role of politeness strategies in the ... off-record strategy Most politeness strategies are used in such conversational activities as making disagreements, agreements and requests In addition, the author also suggests some recommendations that ... (Watt, 2003:39) According to Thomas, “politeness is interpreted asa strategy (or series of strategies) employed by a speaker to achieve a variety of goals, such as promoting or maintaining harmonious...
... Exaggerate absolutely amazing chef, intonation, stress, and other aspects the dinner was great! of prosodic and usually occurs with such adjectives as marvelous, incredible, devastating, fantastic, ... reasons is a way of (ask) reasons to that restaurant this implying I can help you or you weekend? can help me, and assuming cooperation, a way of showing what help is needed 26 Strategy 14: Assume ... is possible to capture the meaning and establish a speech act Austin, the pioneer of speech acts theory and an American language philosopher, states that speech acts are not just acts such as...
... speaking and listening In real life, listening is used twice as often as speaking However, speaking is used twice as much as reading and writing (Rivers, 1981) Inside ELT classrooms, speaking and ... teach speaking because of various reasons such as: Students low motivation, students low level of English proficiency, large class and heterogeneous class, students passive way of learning, ... advantages and disadvantage For example, grammar-translation is easy to implement and cheap to administer which makes it still be used in many classroom situations in large classes General speaking,...
... the major part of the grammatical system has been learned The structural syllabus is very familiar to language teachers, and it has several advantages However, structural syllabus has its shortcomings ... learners such as: ESP definition, definition of syllabus, types of syllabus, steps for syllabus design, need analysis, and some speaking theories The needs analysis is the main focus in this chapter ... students job, 80 % of the students admitted that speaking skill was very necessary, 12% of them said that speaking skill was necessary to them and it is rather necessary to 8% ofstudents All of students...
... regular basis to teach classroom material in all school subjects When integrating drama into classroom content, teachers should have clear theatre goals and give them equal emphasis as the goals ... English Speaking and using Dialogue and Drama at Nghen High School in Ha Tinh province Chapter named as Suggested Dialogue and Drama Activities for Speaking Classes at High Schools discusses about ... practise speaking English There are at least activities in each speaking lesson and teachers organize the class into pairwork, groupwork or classwork depending on kinds of speaking activities...
... learning speaking at first year classes at the HCIE; the attitudes of teachers and students at the HCIE towards the speaking skills in ELT; the attitudes of teachers and students at the HCIE towards ... real communication happens Moreover, in most class (80%), students are passive None of the classes have students who ask questions, to disagree, or to express their own ideas Not many teachers ... words and structures are given Provide relevant practice Set the reading task: make questions Ask the learners to read the passage in silence and find the answer Ask learners to read again aloud...
... studentsin the same class is so great This prevents teachers from using language games in class as well as choosing suitable games for their students Noise, seize of class and mixed-ability ofstudents ... with each other but increase the fluency of using English towards students Many speaking games are available for teachers to choose in class such as matching games, guessing games, sweet to speak, ... English The importance of using language games in teaching speaking skills The difficulties in using language games in class The advantages of using language games in lessons Time spent in using...
... both teachers and studentsas well as the materials used in teaching and learning English speaking to 2nd year non-major English students are exposed This chapter also deals with the research ... everyday C Ask students try to speak as much English as possible D Advise students try to communicate with native speakers E Suggest students taking an English course in Foreign language Centers ... Table 1: Teachers’ and students attitudes towards speaking skill and the role of teaching and learning speaking skills 20 Table 2: Students purposes of learning English and their participation...
... and speaking skills in ELT and towards cultural factors in developing speaking skills Also, the current teaching and learning of speaking skills accompanied by cultural challenges in the classroom ... programs and teaching materials in one way or another Many educators have applied these programs into real classroom activities and teaching materials This has been done, also, with the aim of bringing ... things teachers say, which is absolutely right in their minds Asa result, this leads to silence, even during speaking lessons Teachers’ talk is occupied more than that of the learners’ This teacher- centered...
... teach speaking because of various reasons such as: students low level of English, students shyness, large- sized classes: it is difficult to manage the class as well as organize classroom activities ... other factors affecting process of teaching English speaking skills All English classes at SEBH have an average class size of between 45 and 50 students All teachers share that their classes are ... end of each semester, students are assessed based on a test of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills 2.1.4.2 The teaching and learning English speaking skills It can be seen that communication...
... reading to vocabulary exercise - Motivate Ss in extensive reading IR = Intensive reading Teacher (T) - Ask Ss to list as many contagious diseases as possible - Introduce “ Hepatitis” and ask Ss ... tell what may cause Hepatitis - Ask Ss to discuss whether Hepatitis is more dangerous in children than in adults - Ask Ss to read the text - Ask Ss to tell what may cause Hepatitis and if it is more ... more dangerous in children than in adults according to the text - Ask Ss to read the text again and answer questions below the text - Check Ss’ answers Students (Ss) - Say: cholera, SARS, chickenpox,...
... students find it critical to pass the examinations, teachers are also very much concerned about the pass rate of their students, since they are assessed basing on their students performance in examinations ... CLT is an ideal choice, as it rather has the learners in its centre than assessing the number of mistakes made “Boring grammar” can turn into various demanding, enjoyable games and tasks that fulfill ... resultina stressful and fearful classroom climate This goes against the general goal to make students more confident and increase their motivation for language learning As far as grammar is concerned,...
... grades: 10, 11 and 12 Grade 11 has classes, grade 12 has 11 classes, grade 10 has classes On the average, there are about 50 studentsina class Most of the students come from different villages ... errors No teachers paid attention to discourse errors, so this kind of errors was always ignored in speaking classes To survey the reason why the teachers use speaking activities, 57.1% said that they ... the data collected from the questionnaires and class observation will be presented and analyzed Data analysis is based on the details of the questionnaires for teachers and students and Classroom...