UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING – KEY TERMS AND ISSUES

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

These links and resources explore the areas discussed in this module in more detail:

Gammidge, M (2004) Speaking Extra, Cambridge University Press.

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teacher-talk-encouraging-speaking – A video on the

theme of encouraging speaking with fun and useful activities.

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/speaking-elementary-learners – An article which

gives advice and practical speaking activities for low-level learners.

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-speaking-skills-1 – An article about what

language students need for speaking, with practical suggestions.

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-speaking-skills-2-overcoming-classroom-
problems – An article which addresses issues with teaching speaking and how to deal
with them.

http://englshfromzerotake2.blogspot.com – An account of teaching an adult learner to

speak English at absolute beginner level.

www.onestopenglish.com/skills/speaking – A selection of lesson plans and activities for

speaking skills.

www.onestopenglish.com/skills/speaking/speaking-matters – A series of articles by

Adrian Tennant giving useful tips for teaching speaking.

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-speaking – A series of short videos on the topic of

teaching speaking, which features classroom footage and interviews with teachers of
English from state primary and secondary schools.

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teacher-talking-time – An article with strategies for

reducing teacher talking time.