Speaking: why is it so hard for students?
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 438.
Reading
Student Talking Time
The spark
Watch the video «Favourite word in English». What is your favourite English word?
From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3p0hsvmCCE
The questions below were written by a student who just started studying English.
Submitted by luci.cordeiro on 14 April, 2010 - 13:53
Ever since I started studying English I've been noticing how hard it is for students to communicate effectively in English. Why are they embarrassed to speak in a foreign language? Why don't they feel comfortable? I'd like to hear from you.
Thanks!!
Read the replies that she received:
| In all countries where English is the second or third language, it is normal to find students not so comfortable. Down here, I found out that the main reason for the shyness, is the huge gap which they feel, when they talk to students having a reasonably good command over the English Language or listen to their peer group speaking fluently. |
| 'New Language' skills become better only over time. It takes a while for one to learn on how to properly pronounce these new words and even recall them or when to use the best one appropriately in a conversation. Additionally, most non-English speakers normally speak their (own) native language at home, therefore it gets kind of hard to learn a new language. |
Writing
Write a reply to Luce. Write about «Why is it so hard for students to speak English».
Assessment:
1) During the next week evaluate your lessons with your favourite class using questions:
What were the students/learners doing?
What were they learning?
What was I doing?
Was it worthwhile?
What have I learned?
What am I going to do next?
Then during the following week, evaluate your lessons with your least favourable class in the same way. Compare results.
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