Unlocking Language :

Strategies for Teaching English

as a Foreign Language

Rita Nahda
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AGENDA

• Understanding language acquisition

• Developing listening skills
• Fostering speaking proficiency
• Building reading comprehension
• Empowering writing skills
• Conclusion
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UNDERSTANDING
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

• Understand the process of language acquisition.

• Language input, interaction, and meaningful
context in language learning.
• Ample opportunities for students to engage in
authentic communication.
• A language-rich environment to develop students’
language skills more effectively.
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DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS

• Authentic audio materials to enhance listening abilities.

• Active listening through note-taking and comprehension
tasks to improve understanding spoken English.
• Pair and group activities to promote collaborative listening.
• A supportive environment to practice listening skills.
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FOSTERING SPEAKING SKILLS

• Opportunities for meaningful conversation.

• Pair and group work, role-plays, and debates to practice
expressing themselves.
• Error correction and pronunciation drills to develop
speaking skills.
• A supportive and engaging classroom environment to gain
confidence.
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BUILDING READING SKILLS

• Graded readers, authentic texts and comprehension

exercises to promote reading skills.
• Extensive reading and vocabulary expansion through
contextual clues to understand written English better.
• Reading aloud and discussing texts to stimulate critical
thinking and comprehension
• A variety of reading materials to enhance reading abilities.
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EMPOWERING WRITING SKILLS

• Writing prompts, structured exercises, and feedback to

empower writing abilities.
• Peer editing and revision to refine their written work.
• Creative writing activities and journaling to foster self-
expression and creativity.
• Grammar and vocabulary usage to produce coherent and
accurate written English.
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CONCLUSION

• Various techniques from understanding.

language acquisition to fostering speaking,
listening, reading, and writing skills.
• Implementing the strategies and creating a
supportive learning environment o empower
students.
• A continuous journey of exploration and growth.
 Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.

-Benjamin Franklin
THANK YOU

Academic Speaking
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