EFFECTIVENESS IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPEAKING IN HIGHER SCHOOL
The authors review some effective methods in teaching English language speaking in class at university. Transactional and interactional speeches are shortly characterized. A range of problems in teaching language oral speech are considered and analyzed. Some measures to solve the problems are recommended to be taken. The characteristic of an ‘effective activity’ is given. A series of various activities providing the development of speaking skills and forming communicative competence in students are considered.
Keywords: oral speech, effective forms and methods, transactional and interactional speech, learners, a range of problems/difficulties in teaching/learning, activities, to take measures, skills, communicative competence
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Issue: 3, 2014
Series of issue: Issue 3
Rubric: PEDAGOGY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Pages: 105 — 109
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