ERIC Number: ED607350
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 27
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Communication Concepts: A Method for Developing Speaking Centered Lessons for Foreign Language Classes
Drakos, Joseph
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Many of the foreign language teachers and professors I have encountered throughout my EFL teaching career say that speaking is the most difficult skill to teach in a foreign language class. Classes usually focus on teaching points (e.g. grammar or listening related lessons) that can satisfy larger classroom situations. Speaking requires adequate one to one time which makes it impossible for those teaching large classes to give adequate attention to each student. Furthermore, instructors must consider the overall linguistic ability of the class in order to avoid inactivity or unpleasant incidents. The communication concept approach is a simple, modifiable method for training large classes which may contain students of varied linguistic capabilities to use English. This method is explained in this paper as applied to EFL classes but can be applied to any language study.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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