Essential Speaking Skills: A Handbook for English Language Teachers

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Practical and easy to use, Essential Speaking Skills is the definitive guide to teaching speaking to students of English as a second or additional language. Brimming with invaluable advice on teaching approaches and practical classroom ideas and learning activities, the handbook is specifically designed for teachers who teach large classes with very few resources. The clear explanations and the activities are suited to both new and experienced teachers of English, and can be used in junior and senior secondary school classrooms and for adult learners. This handbook gives clear step-by-step guidance and activities on: Planning speaking lessons and organising your classroom; Practicing speaking and developing fluency; How to use coursebooks and texts in speaking lessons; Pronunciation; and Testing The activities in this book have been developed and used by VSO teachers, the authors and national English-language teachers working throughtout the developing world. Table of Contents Introduction: The Book and Its readership About Speaking Some Possible Barriers to Communication and How to Overcome them A Framework for English Lessons Classroom Organization Correcting during Speaking Activities What Teaching Materials Can we Use? Preparing New Language Practicing Speaking The Production Phase: Speaking Fluently Using a Text as a Basis for Speaking Activities Pronunciation Testing Speaking Skills Summary and Ways Forward.