WEB REVIEW

Part B
Website for Teaching English Speaking


http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/speaking/spindex.htm

About the site

This site gives college and university instructors and teaching assistants an introduction to the language teaching methods that are currently used in U.S. universities. The content is based on the material in Modules for the Professional Preparation of Teaching Assistants in Foreign Languages (Grace Stovall Burkart, ed.; Center for Applied Linguistics, 1998). The site was developed for the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC) by Catharine Keatley and Deborah Kennedy under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, CFDA #84.015A.

How to use this site

We recommend that you start with What Language Teaching Is, which gives a general description of learner-centered instruction and reflective teaching practice. Use the other Principles sections to develop your understanding of language teaching methodology. Use the Practice sections for guidance on specific language skill areas.

#strengths and weaknesses:

- this web is good enough because it's contain the goal, technique, practices and also strategies in learning process. 

- but, should be add some pictures or media that can make the reader (students) more interested to read this web.

Speaking Activities

Part A

SPEAKING

I. Definition: 

• the utterance of intelligible speech
• public speaking: delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
• speaking(a): capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"

1. Statement : i have a new pet

2. Question : is it your pet?

3. Offer : could you feed my pet?

4. Command : open the window, please!

Example with short dialog

Offering

Waiter   : What can I do for you, Sir ?

Guest    : Can I see the menu, please ? 
Waiter   : Yes, certainly.

II. Exercise

After looking at the example, try to make a short command dialog as far as you can!
share your work with your friend!


Now, listen the dialog carefully!

after you listen the dialog, can you tell us what happen with the woman?


It's too easy for you guys?
Now, look this video and listen carefully!

Write some statements on this video!
trying to make a short conversation and practice in front of class with your partner..
Just feel free, and enjoy..