TEACHING SPEAKING FOR YUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

TEACHING SPEAKING FOR YUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

A speaking lesson is a kind of bridge for learners between the classroom and the world outside. In order to build this bridge, speaking activities must have three features. They must give the learners practice opportunities for purposeful communication in meaningful situations.   I. STAGE OF SIMPLE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES   1) Setting up This introduces the learners to the topic.

1. Explain clearly: Break instructions into small steps.
2. Demonstrate: It is especially important in speaking activities, when learners are often working in pairs or small groups, that they know exactly what to do.
3. Double check that everyone knows what to do.
4. Practise the language with the whole class.
5. Practise pronunciation.
6. Give them support with speech bubbles

  2) Speaking practice This is the main part of the activity. The learners communicate with each other in pairs or groups.

1. Give clear signals to start and stop
2. Circulate and listen: go round while learners are speaking and listen
3. Don‘t interrupt but carry a piece of paper with you and note down mistakes and problems
4. Control the activity: Make sure it‘s not too noisy
5. Make sure English is spoken

  3) Feedback The learners come back as a whole class. A few of them may report to the rest of the class on things they have talked about in their pairs or groups. The teacher gives feedback on the language practised, and deals with any problems.

1. Bring the class back together
2. Ask a few learners to report back
3. Give feedback on the language practised = correct mistakes

  - take notes during practice-do not interrupt the activity - write mistakes on the board - learners try to correct them - explain again if necessary - focus on pronunciation if necessary   II. CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION   Use pairs or groups

1. Introduce pairwork or group work gradually
2. Tell the learners who to work with-divide them yourself
3. Give clear instructions-clear signals to show when you want learners to begin and when to stop an activity

  Introducing pairwork If your class are new to pair and group work, you will need to introduce these ways of working carefully:

1. Begin by using very short activities at the ends of lessons
2. Make sure the learners are confident with the language and don‘t have to think too hard what to say while they are getting used to a new way of working--one new thing at a time is enough! So:
3. Begin by getting them to read very short dialogues in pairs
4. When they are happy doing this, go on to the ‘half-dialogue‘ technique with pairwork posters
5. When they are confident with this, go on to an ‘ask and answer‘ type exercise, but practise the language well first and put the question and answer in speech bubbles on the board so they know what to say
6. Then go on to the more demanding information gap exercises

 Author by Syam Akbar,S.Pd