TEACHING SPEAKING
WHAT IS SPEAKING? 
Speaking is "the process of building and sharing 
meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal 
symbols, in a variety of contexts." 
(Chaney, 1998, p. 13)
HOW TO TEACH SPEAKING 
Now many linguistics and ESL teachers agree on that 
students learn to speak in the second language by 
"interacting". Communicative language teaching and 
collaborative. learning serve best for this 
aim. Communicative language teaching is based on real-life 
situations that require communication. By using this method 
in ESL classes, students will have the opportunity of 
communicating with each other in the target language. In 
brief, ESL teachers should create a classroom environment 
where students have real-life communication, authentic 
activities, and meaningful tasks that promote oral language. 
This can occur when students collaborate in groups to 
achieve a goal or to complete a task
TO TEACH SPEAKING IS 
TO TEACH LEARNERS TO: 
Produce the English 
speech sounds and 
sound patterns 
Use word and 
sentence stress, 
intonation patterns 
and the rhythm of the 
second language. 
Select appropriate 
words and sentences 
according to the 
proper social setting, 
audience, situation 
and subject matter. 
Organize their 
thoughts in a 
meaningful and 
logical sequence. 
Use language as a 
means of expressing 
values and judgments. 
Use the language 
quickly and 
confidently with few 
unnatural pauses, 
which is called as 
fluency. (Nunan, 2003)
TYPES OF CLASSROOM 
PERFORMANCE 
IMITATIVE 
Imitation is carried out not for the purpose of 
meaningful interaction, but for focusing on some 
particular element of language form. 
e.g., learners practicing an intonation pattern a 
certain vowel sound 
Drills offer students an opportunity to listen and to orally 
repeat certain strings of languages that may pose some 
linguistic difficulty.
INTENSIVE 
Intensive speaking goes one step beyond imitative to 
include any speaking performance that is designed to 
practice some phonological or grammatical aspect of 
language. Intensive speaking can be self-initiated, or it 
can even form part of some pair work activity, where 
learners are “going over” certain forms of language.
Interpersonal(dialogue) 
It carried out more for the purpose of maintaining 
social relationships than for the transmission of facts 
and information. 
Extensive(monologue) 
Students at intermediate to advanced levels are 
called on to five extended monologues in the 
form of oral reports, summaries, or perhaps short 
speeches, Here the register is more formal and 
deliberative. These monologues can be planned 
or impromptu.
RESPONSIVE 
A good deal of students speech in the classroom is 
responsive: short replies to teacher- or student-initiated 
questions or comments. 
TRANSACTIONAL(DIALOGUE) 
Transactional language, carried out for the 
purpose of conveying or exchanging specific 
information, is and extended form of 
responsive language.
PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGNING 
SPEAKING TECHNIQUES 
Focus on both fluency & accuracy depending on your 
objective 
Provide intrinsically motivating techniques 
Encourage the use of authentic language in 
meaningful contexts 
Provide appropriate feedback and correction 
Capitalize on the natural link between speaking and 
listening 
Give students opportunities to initiate oral 
communication 
Encourage the development of speaking strategies
Asking for clarification (what?) 
Asking someone to repeat something (pardon 
me?) 
Using fillers (uh, I mean) to get time to 
process 
Using conversation maintenance cues (uh-huh, 
SPEAKING STRATEGIES 
right, yeah, OK, Hmm) 
Getting someone’s attention (hey, say, so) 
Paraphrasing for structures one can’t produce 
Appealing for assistance from the interlocutor 
Using formulaic expressions 
Using mime and non-verbal expressions
SPEAKING 
Student 
Interviews 
Students Teachers Parents Family Staff
DISCUSSIONS 
After a content-based lesson, a discussion can be held for various reasons. 
The students may aim to arrive at a conclusion, share ideas about an event, 
or find solutions in their discussion groups. Before the discussion, it is 
essential that the purpose of the discussion activity is set by the teacher. 
ROLE PLAY 
The teacher gives information to the learners such as who they are and what 
they think or feel. Thus, the teacher can tell the student that "You are David, 
you go to the doctor and tell him what happened last night, and…" (Harmer, 
1984) 
Ask students to practise situational dialogues by doing role plays, such as in 
the medical clinic, at the station, at the post office, in the restaurant and in 
the shop
SIMULATIONS 
Simulations are very similar to role-plays but what makes 
simulations different than role plays is that they are more 
elaborate. In simulations, students can bring items to the class to 
create a realistic environment. For instance, if a student is acting as 
a president, he/she wears a suit and brings a microphone to 
deliver his speech. Role plays and simulations have many 
advantages. 
Such activities motivate the students and increase the self-confidence 
of hesitant students
SPEECHES 
Teachers can ask their students to prepare a speech about 
one of the topics that were discussed in class. 
They may also ask them to prepare a speech about a special 
event or occasion. In fact, lots of students enjoy such 
activities as they allow them a great deal of freedom to 
express their ideas and show their talents. 
Of course, delivering the speech should be done in class. 
Retelling 
Ask students to retell a story they have read, listened and watched.
OTHER TECHNIC FOR TEACHING 
SPEAKING 
Question and answer 
Improvisation 
Debates 
Group project 
Feel trip 
Problem solving 
Watching and speaking 
Short plays 
Talking according to the 
picture 
Free talk 
Reporting 
Describing picture 
Interview 
Brainstorming 
Information gap 
Games
CONCLUSION 
students actually have a strong desire to speak. 
They are reluctant to speak because they are 
afraid of making mistakes and failing to find 
suitable words to express themselves well. If the 
teach try to encourage them to speak by using as 
many ways as possible and creating a good 
language speaking environment, students will 
speak actively, willingly and naturally. Speaking as 
one of the four skills, can be mastered only 
through practice. Practice makes perfect
Presented 
by 
Uzlifat Fatmawati 
Teaching and learning strategies

HD How to teach speaking

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    WHAT IS SPEAKING? Speaking is "the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal symbols, in a variety of contexts." (Chaney, 1998, p. 13)
  • 3.
    HOW TO TEACHSPEAKING Now many linguistics and ESL teachers agree on that students learn to speak in the second language by "interacting". Communicative language teaching and collaborative. learning serve best for this aim. Communicative language teaching is based on real-life situations that require communication. By using this method in ESL classes, students will have the opportunity of communicating with each other in the target language. In brief, ESL teachers should create a classroom environment where students have real-life communication, authentic activities, and meaningful tasks that promote oral language. This can occur when students collaborate in groups to achieve a goal or to complete a task
  • 4.
    TO TEACH SPEAKINGIS TO TEACH LEARNERS TO: Produce the English speech sounds and sound patterns Use word and sentence stress, intonation patterns and the rhythm of the second language. Select appropriate words and sentences according to the proper social setting, audience, situation and subject matter. Organize their thoughts in a meaningful and logical sequence. Use language as a means of expressing values and judgments. Use the language quickly and confidently with few unnatural pauses, which is called as fluency. (Nunan, 2003)
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    TYPES OF CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE IMITATIVE Imitation is carried out not for the purpose of meaningful interaction, but for focusing on some particular element of language form. e.g., learners practicing an intonation pattern a certain vowel sound Drills offer students an opportunity to listen and to orally repeat certain strings of languages that may pose some linguistic difficulty.
  • 6.
    INTENSIVE Intensive speakinggoes one step beyond imitative to include any speaking performance that is designed to practice some phonological or grammatical aspect of language. Intensive speaking can be self-initiated, or it can even form part of some pair work activity, where learners are “going over” certain forms of language.
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    Interpersonal(dialogue) It carriedout more for the purpose of maintaining social relationships than for the transmission of facts and information. Extensive(monologue) Students at intermediate to advanced levels are called on to five extended monologues in the form of oral reports, summaries, or perhaps short speeches, Here the register is more formal and deliberative. These monologues can be planned or impromptu.
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    RESPONSIVE A gooddeal of students speech in the classroom is responsive: short replies to teacher- or student-initiated questions or comments. TRANSACTIONAL(DIALOGUE) Transactional language, carried out for the purpose of conveying or exchanging specific information, is and extended form of responsive language.
  • 9.
    PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGNING SPEAKING TECHNIQUES Focus on both fluency & accuracy depending on your objective Provide intrinsically motivating techniques Encourage the use of authentic language in meaningful contexts Provide appropriate feedback and correction Capitalize on the natural link between speaking and listening Give students opportunities to initiate oral communication Encourage the development of speaking strategies
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    Asking for clarification(what?) Asking someone to repeat something (pardon me?) Using fillers (uh, I mean) to get time to process Using conversation maintenance cues (uh-huh, SPEAKING STRATEGIES right, yeah, OK, Hmm) Getting someone’s attention (hey, say, so) Paraphrasing for structures one can’t produce Appealing for assistance from the interlocutor Using formulaic expressions Using mime and non-verbal expressions
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    SPEAKING Student Interviews Students Teachers Parents Family Staff
  • 12.
    DISCUSSIONS After acontent-based lesson, a discussion can be held for various reasons. The students may aim to arrive at a conclusion, share ideas about an event, or find solutions in their discussion groups. Before the discussion, it is essential that the purpose of the discussion activity is set by the teacher. ROLE PLAY The teacher gives information to the learners such as who they are and what they think or feel. Thus, the teacher can tell the student that "You are David, you go to the doctor and tell him what happened last night, and…" (Harmer, 1984) Ask students to practise situational dialogues by doing role plays, such as in the medical clinic, at the station, at the post office, in the restaurant and in the shop
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    SIMULATIONS Simulations arevery similar to role-plays but what makes simulations different than role plays is that they are more elaborate. In simulations, students can bring items to the class to create a realistic environment. For instance, if a student is acting as a president, he/she wears a suit and brings a microphone to deliver his speech. Role plays and simulations have many advantages. Such activities motivate the students and increase the self-confidence of hesitant students
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    SPEECHES Teachers canask their students to prepare a speech about one of the topics that were discussed in class. They may also ask them to prepare a speech about a special event or occasion. In fact, lots of students enjoy such activities as they allow them a great deal of freedom to express their ideas and show their talents. Of course, delivering the speech should be done in class. Retelling Ask students to retell a story they have read, listened and watched.
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    OTHER TECHNIC FORTEACHING SPEAKING Question and answer Improvisation Debates Group project Feel trip Problem solving Watching and speaking Short plays Talking according to the picture Free talk Reporting Describing picture Interview Brainstorming Information gap Games
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    CONCLUSION students actuallyhave a strong desire to speak. They are reluctant to speak because they are afraid of making mistakes and failing to find suitable words to express themselves well. If the teach try to encourage them to speak by using as many ways as possible and creating a good language speaking environment, students will speak actively, willingly and naturally. Speaking as one of the four skills, can be mastered only through practice. Practice makes perfect
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    Presented by UzlifatFatmawati Teaching and learning strategies