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Teaching the productive skills of speaking and writing employs many of the same strategies as for reading and listening, especially encouraging interest in the topic and a desire to communicate. Students motivated to speak/write feel they have something to say. The teacher, of course, inspires this purpose and motivation through body language and demeanor, as well as by using correct stimuli and planning. The good teacher needs to be reassuring to reluctant students who lack confidence, fear making mistakes in front of others or teachers, suffer from previously bad experiences, are attuned to cultural stigmas, or simply lack interest in the topic. The student needs both targeted activities to improve his language accuracy, as well as opportunities to increase his fluency through activities that encourage creative communication. . Accuracy activities, generally introduced during the Study phase, might include drills (3x3), use of mouth diagrams and question prompts; Guided role plays and mini dialogues can combine the practicing accuracy with creative speaking opportunities in pairs/groups, all of which can be further put creatively into practice in Activation phase with creative activities such as free role plays, open or group discussions, info gap sessions, as well as debates
and games. The teacher can encourage interaction by allowing shyer students to talk in pairs or small groups instead of in front of the larger class. If the student has practiced through drill repetition some of the language, he will feel safer and more confident in expressing his ideas/opinions. Many students can't comfortably be put on the spot, needing some time to formulate ideas and answers with the new language. Changing the physical classroom can help by arranging chairs/tables in small groups, facing only the teacher, etc depending on the activity at hand. Ensuring an effective free/creative speaking activity requires that students be interested, possess necessary language, and consider the activity worthwhile. Timing, preparedness, materials/activities, and ensuring clear instructions will aid in things proceeding smoothly. Students will require a bit of time to prepare themselves psychologically as well as with the materials to present, often better achieved in more intimate setting with one or two people. The teacher should monitor progress without being too 'present', facilitating the presentations and there for help if needed, and later evaluating and providing feedback in a positive manner. Corrections can be made if necessary once the activity has finished,
not during it. Writing skills are vital but often overlooked in language teaching. Problems can arise for the average student due to grammar/language differences in the written word, spelling (English is not a phonetic language), punctuation, and even unfamiliarity with the English alphabet and layout. Further, British and American spellings often differ (aluminium/aluminum) and Canadian English has vocabulary found in neither of the other two (ie moccasin). One good means of assisting students in their writing is to expose them to a good deal of reading, as well as giving a lot of practice in writing, which must be checked by the student for mistakes; allowing writing that is complete can give the student a sense of achievement and pride. Level-appropriate games can be very useful in breaking the ice and getting students to talk while having fun, whether competitive or co-operative in nature, selecting from those geared towards fluency (communication games) and others towards linguistic accuracy. Most games used by native learners can be easily adapted to language learners at a different levels, whether for vocabulary building, pronunciation, word order, even spelling. I Spy, 20 Questions and Jeopardy are good for getting students not out going enough for charades or mimes
requiring physical movement, while pen to paper games such as Hangman and crosswords can be well suited 'seated' activities.
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