getting students speaking

Fluency activities for lower levels

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:16:11 +0000

Developing spoken fluency with learners at low levels can be very challenging, but here are some tips and activities which may help.

Introducing yourself to classes

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:42:51 +0000

The first lesson and subsequent lessons will be crucial in establishing the atmosphere in your classes and your students’ attitude towards you.

Reluctant talkers 1

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:42:04 +0000

Introduction

Being faced with a class which won't speak can be very disappointing after all your planning. When there are rows of blank faces or questions that nobody will answer it can de motivating.

Reluctant talkers Part 2

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:40:48 +0000

Introduction

This second part of the tips for reluctant talkers focuses on your skills as a people manager.

Drama techniques to get them talking

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:39:27 +0000

Drama techniques which focus on getting across meaning with body, as well as words, are very useful for the language classroom. These techniques:

Short projects to get them talking

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:38:33 +0000

There’s nothing like a group project to get students talking and they work well as long as:

Improving discussion lessons

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:37:49 +0000

Have you ever felt you were asking all the questions about students’ opinions? Do you find you are doing more talking in a discussion than your class? Here are some tips to:

Getting the whole class talking

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:37:08 +0000

The following activities are designed to get everyone talking. They can be used with all levels because the language required to communicate is determined by the students.

Fluency activities for higher levels

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:35:02 +0000

Learners beyond intermediate level require more opportunities to speak at length. It can be a challenge to find interesting topics and we can sometimes concentrate too much on issues and topics in the news.

Getting adults and children to talk

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:59:03 +0000

Both adults and children need practice at talking to be able to develop their speaking skills, but that things that stimulate them to talk are often quite different.