UNIT 8 SPEAKING

SPEAKING

This unit 8 talks about speaking that involves using speech to communicate to other people. There are some concepts that we have to keep in mind at the moment to use the language. That is why we have to use correct intonation, register, word-sentence stress and hesitation. Also, speaking involves different subskills like for example the use of grammar, vocabulary and functions to output different text types fluently. Even, we have to use interactive strategies by using body language, gestures, intonation, facial expressions, etc. This skill emphasizes making the use of all these features to convey a message in order to avoid misunderstanding. Fluency, accuracy, and appropriacy play a major part in the oral communication.

The goal of teaching speaking skills is communicative efficiency showing confidence. Learners should try to avoid confusion in the message due to faulty pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, and to observe the social and cultural rules that apply in each communication situation. Some students often think that the ability to speak a language is the product of language learning, but speaking is also a crucial part of the language learning process.

The purpose of teaching speaking skill is to accomplish a task, such as conveying a telephone message, obtaining information, or expressing an opinion in real communication. So, teachers have to help students to develop communicative efficiency in speaking.

References:

A video from British Council (2010) - John Kay talking about Teaching Speaking Techniques

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF7zsz8fi64

Hughes, R. (2013). Teaching and researching: speaking. Routledge, from:

http://books.google.com.ec/books?hl=es&lr=&id=Z6KsAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=related:rDVUHXgtsiIJ:scholar.google.com/&ots=ENn8E2XwbT&sig=uDtllgD1vqoSyTK5NIaBntQw_i4&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false