SPEAKING STRATEGIES
| STRATEGY |
DEFINITION |
PURPOSE |
| Listen and repeat |
Have your students repeat after a model |
Improve pronunciation and intonation |
| Stress and intonation |
Concentrate in the native, natural way of expressing ideas |
Increase fluency and natural speech patterns |
| Reading aloud |
Read a paragraph focusing into pronunciation |
Rhythm, intonation and pronunciation |
| Pronunciation and spelling |
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Recognize words and correct usage |
| Information and directions |
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Improve logical sequencing skills in order to be able to follow and
and give directions. Gain the ability to express ideas concisely |
| Personalization |
Integrating personal experiences into classroom situations |
Increase Students interest to express meaningfully |
| Roleplaying |
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Acquire ability to handle natural, every day situations |
| Discussing |
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Provide an opportunity for students to exchange ideas and opinions |
| Topic talk |
Give your students a topic to talk about |
Students can share ideas and information about a specific topic |
| Dialogue frame |
Have your students to "fill out" orally bubbles in a cartoon or picture |
Promote creativity thru guidance |
| Picture monologue |
Give students a series of pictures to create a story |
Stimulate coherency and fluency by visualization |
| Interaction |
Have your students to express openly |
Communicate by sharing beliefs |
| Mood and emotions |
Have your students realize the importance of feelings when communicating |
Be able to handle and interpret paralinguistic signals |
| Interview and survey |
Have your students find cerain information |
Use correct lexis and syntax |
| Information gap |
Infer information by context |
Stimulate critical thinking |
| Cueing |
Use any signal to promote oral prodution |
Promote students creativity |