(精选)英语教学法Unit 10 Teaching speaking课件.pptVIP

Unit 10 Teaching Speaking Do you think speaking is very important in language learning? Warming-up Questions (Wang: 156) Do you think speaking has been paid much attention to for most middle school English teachers? Some main speaking activities in class Repeating after the teacher Reading aloud Learning a piece of text or dialogue by heart Doing drills What do you think of them? (Wang: 158) Main topics for this unit Differences between spoken language and written language Principles for teaching speaking Designing successful speaking tasks Types of speaking tasks Organizing speaking tasks II. Principles for teaching speaking Read the part of the textbook from Page 159 to Page 160. III. Designing speaking tasks Question What are the problems in getting learners to talk in the classroom? What problems do we have in our oral English classes? 1. Reluctance : The learners are reluctant to speak in the classroom. What are the factors that may cause reluctance for the learners to speak? Cultural factors Learners’ prior learning experiences and the expectations created by these experiences (e.g. learners educated in large classes, learners taught in schools where speaking was simply not encouraged, etc. ) Linguistic factors Difficulties in transferring from the learners’ first language to the sounds, rhythms, and stress patterns of English Difficulties with the native speaker pronunciation of the teacher A lack of understanding of common grammatical patterns in English (e.g. English tenses) Low proficiency in English Psychological / affective factors Cultural shock Previous negative social or political experiences Lack of motivation Anxiety or shyness Nunan, 2001: 234-235 2. Motivation : The learners have no motivation to speak in the classroom. Why are learners unmotivated? Why are learners unmotivated? Lack of success / progress over time Uninspired teaching Boredom Lack of perceived relevance of