30 minutes
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Empowering Voices

Speaking involves more than simply giving learners opportunities to talk. So, how can a teacher support learners to become more proficient speakers? 

This video is for teachers who are building their teaching skills or refining their existing practice. It explores what successful speaking involves, why learners often find it challenging, and practical strategies for developing oral fluency in the second language classroom. 

Description 

Using authentic footage from a real English language lesson, Teacher Educator Jamie King leads you through a guided observation of the lesson, combining classroom practice with expert insights into the theory and practice of teaching speaking skills. 

Learning Outcomes 

By the end of the video, you will be better able to: 

• Plan and stage an effective productive skills lesson using a Task-Based Learning (TBL) approach
• Identify how input and preparation before speaking tasks can scaffold skills development
• Identify how task, content and/or language feedback after tasks can promote further skills development
• Distinguish between weak and strong forms of TBL
• Recognise key factors that can make speaking lessons more engaging, meaningful and successful
• Observe and evaluate how these principles are applied and managed in practice