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Confident Speaking

Theory, Practice and Teacher Inquiry
 
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Short description:

Confident Speaking provides language teachers and teacher educators with evidence-informed ideas to help second language (L2) learners speak fluently and confidently in different social and academic contexts.

Long description:

Confident Speaking provides language teachers and teacher educators with evidence-informed ideas to help second language (L2) learners speak fluently and confidently in different social and academic contexts.


Christine C. M. Goh and Xuelin Liu, thought leaders in the field of language education, draw on scholarly literature and their own experience to show language teachers how to apply insights from research and theory in everyday classroom teaching. They offer 80 hands-on activities to help learners develop speaking skills through fluency practice and language-focused activities, and tap into their metacognitive thinking to adopt strategies for facilitating oral communication. Also included is guidance for teachers in designing lessons and larger units of work with the activities and carrying out professional inquiry activities into their own practice of teaching L2 speaking.


This book is a valuable resource for language teachers and teacher educators, as well as researchers interested in the teaching and development of second language speaking.

Table of Contents:

 Permissions & Acknowledgements


Series Editor Preface


1 From Research to Implications


Introduction


A. Processes in Speech Production


1.   Conceptualisation, Formulation and Articulation


2.   Monitoring and Evaluation


 


B. Linguistic Knowledge for Speaking


1.  Knowledge of Discourse


2.  Knowledge of Grammar and Pronunciation


 


C. Learning to Speak and Speaking to Learn


1.  Speaking Skills


2.  Discussion Skills


3.  Metacognitive Knowledge


    


D. Instructional Enablers that Support Speaking Performance and Development


1.  Pre-Task Planning


2.  Task Repetition


3.  Strategy Use and Instruction


 


E. Practical Implications for Teaching L2 Speaking


1.  Develop Learners? Knowledge about Speaking


2.  Plan Learning Activities for Practice and Holistic Development


 


F. Application, Implementation and Research


 


2 From Implications to Application


Overview


A. Developing Speaking Fluency and Skills


B.  Learning to Discuss


C.  Learning about Spoken Discourse and Language


D. Developing Metacognitive Knowledge and Strategy Use


 


A. Developing Speaking Fluency and Skills   


I.   OFF-THE-CUFF ACTIVITIES


Activity A1: Sequence and Complete


Activity A2: Ask and Answer


Activity A3: Share and Reconstruct


Activity A4: Imagine and Share


Activity A5: Respond and Share


 


II.   PLANNED ACTIVITIES


Activity A6: Read and Compare


Activity A7: Listen and Compare


Activity A8: Sequence and Complete


Activity A9: Construct and Explain


Activity A10: Construct and Compare


Activity A11: Select and Narrate


Activity A12: Respond and Share


Activity A13: Recall and Recount


Activity A14 Prepare and Talk


Activity A15: Construct and Retell


Activity A16: Explain and Advise


Activity A17: Describe and Share


Activity A18: Draw, Share and Think


Activity A19: Describe and Choose


Activity A20: Infer and Construct


Activity A21: Design and Share


Activity A22: Select and Explain


Activity A23: Create and Demonstrate


Activity A24: Reflect and Share


Activity A25: Share and Predict


Activity A26: Summarise and Organise


Activity A27: Collate and Report


Activity A28: Infer and Tell


Activity A29: Consider and Resolve


Activity A30: Explain and Defend


Activity A31: Understand and Retell


Activity A32: Describe, Ask and Present


Activity A33: Describe, Draw and Compare


 


B.  Learning to Discuss


I.     UNDERSTANDING THE DEMANDS OF DISCUSSION


Activity B1: Learn about Discussion 1


Activity B2: Learn about Discussions 2


Activity B3: Learn to Manage Problems During Discussions


Activity B4: Learn to Lead a Discussion


 


II.     PRACTISING DISCUSSION SKILLS


Activity B5: Discuss and Advise


Activity B6: Discuss and Justify


Activity B7: Discuss and Construct


Activity B8: Discuss and Evaluate


Activity B9: Discuss and Plan


Activity B10: Develop Others? Viewpoints


Activity B11: Offer Alternative Viewpoints


Activity B12: Explore Ideas Together


Activity B13: Discuss and Elaborate


Activity B14: Discuss and Propose


Activity B15: Discuss, Demonstrate and Observe


Activity B16: Discuss and Select


 


C.  Learning about Spoken Discourse and Language


I.       DISCOURSE STRUCTURE ACTIVITIES


Activity C1: Structure of a Casual Conversation


Activity C2: Structure of a Narrative


Activity C3: Structure of an Explanation Text


Activity C4: Structure of a Formal Conversation: Survey Interview


Activity C5: Structure of a Recount


Activity C6: Structure of a Procedure Text


Activity C7: Structure of an Information Report


Activity C8: Structure of an Expository Text


Activity C9: Making Speeches in Class Debates


 


II.     LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES


Activity C10: Language for Talking about the Future


Activity C11: Language for Conveying Preferences and Comparing


Activity C12: Transition Markers When Describing a Process


Activity C13: Language for Expressing Regrets


Activity C14: Language for Interrupting with Questions


Activity C15: Features of Spoken Language


Activity C16: Features of Spoken and Written Language


Activity C17: Features of Different Spoken Texts


 


D.  Developing Metacognitive Knowledge and Strategy Use


I.    PERSON AND TASK KNOWLEDGE


Activity D1: An Overview of Metacognitive Knowledge


Activity D2: Person Knowledge (Knowing about Myself)


Activity D3: Task Knowledge (Knowing about Speaking Tasks)


Activity D4: Task Knowledge (Cognitive Processes in Speaking 1)


Activity D5: Task Knowledge (Cognitive Processes in Speaking 2)


Activity D6: Task Knowledge (Monitoring and Evaluation)


Activity D7: Task Knowledge (Evaluating Speaking Performance)


Activity D8: Person and Task Knowledge (Self-Evaluation and Planning)


 


II. STRATEGY KNOWLEDGE AND STRATEGY USE


Activity D9: Strategy Knowledge (Knowing Which Strategies to Use)


Activity D10: Learning about Communication Strategies


Activity D11: Strategies for Presenting and Asking Presenters Questions


Activity D12: A Proficient L2 Speaker?s Strategies


Activity D13: Sharing Experiences of Strategy Use


Activity D14: Sharing Plans for Strategy Use


Activity D15: Demonstrating and Observing Strategy Use


 


3 From Application to Implementation


Introduction


A. Planning Lessons for L2 Speaking


1.   Fluency Activities


2.   Language-Focused Activities


3.   Metacognitive Activities


 


B. The Teaching Speaking Cycle


 


C. Lesson Planning with the Teaching Speaking Cycle


1. Sample TSC Plan 1


2. Sample TSC Plan 2


3. Sample TSC Plan 3


4. Planning Your Own Teaching Speaking Cycle


 


4 From Implementation to Research


Introduction


A. Teachers Inquiring into Your Own Practice


 


B. Inquiry Tasks


1. Doing Inquiry in a Group


2. Doing Inquiry on Your Own


3. Questions to Ask


 


C. Inquiry Projects


1. Topics of Inquiry Focus


2. Considerations When Planning an Inquiry Project


3. Inquiry Tools and Procedures


Conclusion and Final Thoughts


 


Appendix A: Three Types of Metacognitive Knowledge about L2 Speaking from Learners? Perspectives


Appendix B: Communication Strategies for L2 Speaking


Appendix C: Themes and Topics for Speaking Activities


Appendix D: Language Items to Support Speaking Activities


References


Index