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This resource focuses on enhancing speaking skills for learners transitioning from regional to English medium schools. Objectives include enabling spontaneous speaking, engaging in role plays, debates, and discussions, and developing public speaking confidence. Activities range from simple to complex, including role plays, group discussions, and extempore speaking. Materials and activities are designed to cater to the diverse linguistic backgrounds of the learners. Helpful website resources are also provided.
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DR.N. SIVACHANDRAN DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH E.G.S.PILLAY ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE NAGAPPATTINAMTEACHING SPEAKING
Topics for discussion • Target learners • Speaking skill in bridge course • Objectives • Activities
Target Learners • Learners in transition - From school to college • Regional medium to English medium • Heterogeneous • Outspoken… attentive….active….timid…disinterested
Role of Speaking • Speaking in school context • Difference between regional medium schools, State Board schools and CBSE schools • Speaking in engineering education • Speaking not tested? • General English to ESP • Need for orientation
Objectives • To enable learners to speak spontaneously with minimum preparation • To enable learners to engage in activities such as role play, debate and extempore • To enable learners to take part in a discussion appropriately • To develop learners’ public speaking capability • To speak confidently in formal occasions like interviews etc.
Objectives • To instill the confidence to speak English • To get them to start speaking
Activities • Graded – Simple to Complex • Group – Triad – Pair – Individual • Skills focused • Integrated skills • Authentic context • Realia / Authentic materials • Need based
Activities • Introductory Activities Self / Peer / Group • Descriptive Product / Place / Person / Picture • Personal experience / Hobbies / Incident / Event • Narrative – Personal experience / Hobbies / Event / Incidents • Role Play • Extempore • Adzap • Group Discussion / Activities
Activity Planner • Language skill • Time required • Materials • Preparation • Instructions • Procedure • Testing • Extended Activity
Match box • Bhojpuri Newspaper • Yellow plastic head band • Cracked tube light • Broken HMT watch • Wooden Bangle • Copper Sulphate-colour silk saree • Marie Biscuit pack with five biscuits • Bottle opener • Unopened Champaigne Bottle
Interesting Websites • http://www.eslgold.com/speaking.html • http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/ • http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kayi-TeachingSpeaking.html • http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/speak.html • www.uefap.com • www.eslcafe.com • http://nikpeachey.blogspot.in