Speaking Skill

Diego Garrido Rubilar

Brian Huenupe Nahuelcheo
What is speaking?
Speaking is about making meaning. The
sounds and the grammatical structures of
our language are our linguistic tools for
exchanging meaning with each other.(Burns
and Joyce, 2002)
Acquisition of the language (Burns & Joyce,
2002)

Listening.


Imitation.
Factors affecting adult EFL learners oral
communication( Richard & Renandya, 2002)
Age of maturational constraints

Aural Medium

Affective Factors
Speaking Proficiency (Richards &
Renandya,2002)

Grammatical Competence
Discourse Competence
Sociolinguistic Competence
Strategic Competence

Types of Speaking Performances
(Brown, 2007)
Imitative
Intensive
Responsive
Interactive
Extensive
Transactional Interpersonal
Teaching Speaking
Difficulties of
Speaking (Brown,
2007). Clustering
Redundancy
Reduced forms
Performance variables
Colloquial language
Rate of delivery
Stress, rhythm and intonation
Interaction
Teaching Speaking
Principles for teaching speaking (Brown,2007).
1.- Focus on both fluency and accuracy, depending on your objective

2.- Provide intrisically motivating techniques

3.- Encourage the use of authentic language in meaningful contexts.

4.- Provide appropiate feedback and correction.

5.- Capitalize on the natural link between speaking and listening.

6.- Give students opportunities to initiate oral communication.

7.- Encourage the development of speaking strategies.





Conclusion
References
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National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, Macquire University.

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Richards, J. & Renandya, W. (2002). Factors to consider:developing adult EFL students
speaking abilities. In Kang Shumin (Ed.). Methodology in language teaching: an anthology of
current practice (pp. 204 2010). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Brown, D. (2007). Teaching Speaking. Teaching by Principles: an interactive Approach to
Language Pedagogy (pp. 326-332). New York: Pearson Education Inc.