Teaching speaking
By: Christine C.M. Goh, Anne Burns
Contributors: Burns, Anne, 1945-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107648333; 9781107011236
Subjects: FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language; Foreign speakers; Study and teaching; Spoken English; English language
Description: "This book provides theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on teaching speaking within a coherent methodological framework.  Teaching Speaking A Holistic Approach brings together theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on teaching speaking within a coherent methodological framework. The framework combines understandings derived from several areas of speaking research and instruction. By explaining, interpreting, evaluating, and synthesizing these diverse perspectives from linguistics and language learning, the text offers a comprehensive and versatile approach for teaching speaking. Different types of learning tasks are explained and illustrated with examples, and each chapter includes short tasks and ends with a number of tasks that enable readers to extend their ideas"--

"Drawing on wide-ranging literature from a variety of relevant disciplines, as well as their own extensive experience in teaching spoken English, the authors give a fascinating, comprehensive, and insightful account of the nature of second language speaking skills. The research and theory they survey then serves as the basis for the principles, strategies, and procedures they propose for the teaching of spoken English. This book will, therefore, provide an invaluable resource for teachers, teachers in training, and researchers, providing both a state-of-the-art survey of the field as well as a source of practical ideas for those involved in planning, teaching, and evaluating courses and materials for the teaching of spoken English"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Speaking Processes and Skills: 1. Speaking and the language learner; 2. Cognitive processes in speaking; 3. Speaking competence; Part II. Spoken Discourse: 4. Genres of speaking; 5. Spoken grammar and discourse intonation; Part III. Designs and Approaches: 6. A methodological framework; 7. A model for teaching speaking; 8. Developing a speaking programme; Part IV. Classroom Practices and Processes: 9. Developing fluency; 10. Developing accuracy and complexity; 11. Raising metacognitive awareness about speaking; 12. Improving small group discussions; I3. Alternative assessment.