Speaking Activities

  So speaking activities will come in many different forms but we can generalize them into three basic types. Control activities tend to be used in the study phase and here, the teacher will be helping the students in terms of what they need to say and how they go about saying it. So, there's a high level of structure within a controlled activity. A guided activity has slightly less structure than this and it can be used in either the study or the activate stages themselves. The final type of activity or class of activity is called creative activity and this one would be used in the activation phase. In a creative activity, we're giving a scenario or a very small amount of structure and we're asking the students to actually create their own answers to this particular question....  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information In this blog post, we will consider three different categories of speaking activity. For each we look at where each individual type is used and then look at some general ideas for delivering any of the three types of activity. Speaking activities will come in many different forms but we can generalize them into three basic types. Controlled activities tend to be used in the study phase and here the teacher will be helping the students in terms of what they need to say and how they go about saying it. So there's a high level of structure within a controlled activity. A guided activity has slightly less structure than this and it can be used in either they study or the activate stages themselves. The final type of activity or class of activity is called...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Speaking is one of the most important skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing). We do not only help students to understand, write and read it, but also speak it fluently. Teaching speaking skills for a mixed-ability classroom is not easy. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Huyen N. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. When we are teaching a class with has students who are clearly of different levels. They may have different starting levels of English or they may learn at very different speeds. the teacher easy to get frustrated in a class of mixed ability. The students also feel bored and frustrated. The stronger students may feel held back, weaker students may feel...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Speaking activities are essential for English learning as they give a chance to learn new linguistic points, including grammar and real-life listening skills. Unfortunately, teachers often omit communicative tasks in the classroom because they feel that it is difficult to manage them. There is also a lack of time to practice speaking; many course books provide ESL speaking activities only at the end of a unit. The educational system requires reading and writing skills to succeed in tests, so the value of communicative speaking is often underestimated. In this blog post, we offer you 5 engaging ESL speaking activities for English learners to enhance their communication skills. Teachers can use these ideas to develop language usage...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Mixed-ability classes are classes that have participants with different levels of proficiency. The differentiation can be in terms of the following traits: * Age * Maturity Level * Motivation * Intelligence * Mother Tongue * Attitude towards the subject * Language Ability This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Pardeep A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. This list is not exclusive, there can be certain other traits due to which learners can vary in their abilities. Before starting the classes, the teacher needs to have some information about the students attending the class- personality traits; purpose; and needs. Also Read: Why I Did Volunteer Teaching in Nepal and You...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching productive skills (speaking and writing) There are four basic skills in any language: receptive skills- reading and listening, and productive skills- speaking and writing. Although speaking and writing are different, they both are used for the same purpose- to communicate. The ultimate goal of language is communication and the aim of speaking a language is to...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongyangguan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changzhi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. As a global medium of communication, the importance of teaching English has increased a lot in the present society thus the importance of teaching productive skills, which is one of the English language skills has also increased. The process of learning English is slow and progressive and could be interpreted as a series of setbacks to face. This process...  [Read more]