How to Teach Speaking

Description

• Examines the different approaches and activities that can be used for teaching and testing speaking
• Covers areas of speech such as articulation, fluency and register
• Looks at classroom approaches such as drilling, discussions, drama, dialogues and conversation

The How to… series is a great collection of straightforward, user-friendly teacher development books. All titles are written by experienced teachers and teacher trainers and each offers a range of practical teaching ideas within a clear, theoretical framework. Each book contains a photocopiable ‘Task File’ of practical exercises and activities.

This new title examines the different approaches and activities that can be used for teaching and testing speaking. The text covers areas of speech such as articulation, fluency and register as well as looking at classroom approaches such as drilling, discussions, drama, dialogues and conversation. Includes a task file and reading list for further professional development.

Learning a language and being able to speak it do not go hand in hand. This book provides both structured activities to get students speaking and ideas for developing confidence in using English outside the classroom. Essentially, this book:

• examines the different approaches and activities that can be used for teaching and testing speaking.
• covers areas of speech such as articulation, fluency and register.
• looks at classroom approaches such as drilling, discussions, drama, dialogues and conversation.

Scott Thornbury is from New Zealand originally but he started his teaching career in the UK in 1975. Since then he has lived and worked in both Egypt and Spain, teaching, training teachers, and writing materials. In 1991 Scott did an MA in TEFL at the University of Reading. He has written a number of books about language teaching (including How to Teach Grammar and How to Teach Vocabulary), as well as lots of articles for journals and magazines (such as Modern English Teacher and English Teaching Professional). Scott has also given conference presentations at conferences in six different continents. At present Scott lives in Barcelona.