How can we develop EFL learners' oral communication proficiency through EFL classroom teaching??
authentic tasks resembling target language use of linguistic structures can work well. developing communication strategies like paraphrasing and code-switching are also influential while facing a break down in conversations. best
There are a lot of techniques in order to develop it. Activities like role playing (e.g, someone plays a role making conversations with others), encouragement of using conversations in student groups or conversations between teacher and student, etc. Moreover, students should express their opinion for a matter by using arguments. Another technique is the presentation of a literature book story or a cinema film into the classroom
what I do has to do with reading an authentic text aloud, not only help it with pronunciation and intonation but also lets them hear themselves and internalize and increase vocabulary stock.
As I am primarily focused on developing, improving communication skills in my teaching practice, what I do is engaging students in conversations as much as possible by laying a question/ opening up a conversation about the past days, / welcoming them to our meeting as if it was a real-life situation and we are happy to meet again sharing our experience/ exposing them to general life topics with eliciting key words to ease their communication. For me, the most important factor is first to make students as comfortable as possible by me becoming their partner in crime, not a teacher who just focuses on mistakes (I tend to keep notes with mistakes they make to discuss them later on). Also, practicing functional language and fixed structures for expressing opinion, giving and asking for permission, giving and asking for directions, providing and asking for advice, prohibition, suggestions, would like to, to be supposed to do, memorizing and practicing prepositional phrases is a must. I definitely agree with Ramon above about letting students read aloud a book, which makes students more comfortable, especially those ones who are not so when speaking, since they can practice pronunciation, natural rhythm as well as training their mouth muscles which is also very important for upgrading their speaking skills.
Thank you all for your answers. Special thanks to You Renata Plouharova for your detailed answer. It is really invaluable to have read all such great experience
I like using guided role play, than extended into the non-guided one. Most students feel having insuficient vocabulary to practice communication as well as monolog.
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