THE POTENTIAL FEASIBILITY OF STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT SPEAKING IN THE EFL CLASSROOM AT HIGH LEVELS
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https://doi.org/10.31392/NZ-npu-142.2019.28Ключові слова:
teaching of speaking, foreign language, students, learning to speak, challengesАнотація
This article describes conditions and the potential feasibility of learning speaking in the EFL classroom; what successful speaking entails as at the surface level as well as at a more deeply-stuctured level of study. The main psycholinguistic tasks were suggested by Levelt, namely: conceptualization, formulation, articulation, self-monitoring and automation. The challenges that teachers face when teaching speaking – especially at high levels and the difficulties students have to cope with and overcome when attempting to speak foreign language have covered in the article. If the atmosphere in the group is hostile and the student concerned is afraid of being ridiculed, speaking becomes imposible. Many problems may appear and language users have to adjust our conversation. Being knowledgeable with certain rules and principles in the abstract is not enough. In order to send an oral message, speakers should be skilful at it.
Teachers are crucial in the view of learning to speak that students may have. Teachers can and should do a great deal to pave the way to more EFL speaking in class. The more oral practice students encounter in class, using the proper techniques, creating a supportive atmosphere in class, the better language users they’ll gradually become.
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