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How to help students with speaking difficulties

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Speaking is an important skill that students always find difficult. A lot of factors contribute to such attitude. Producing ideas in a verbal outcome needs someone who has the habit of speaking, missing word here courage of expressing freely, and no fear of making mistakes. Students always prefer to write their thoughts rather than speak as they are away from encountering others face to face. Writing also gives students the time they can think a lot of their responses so that they can edit, modify, and check their correctness. Lack of the vocabulary also is missing word here of the main factors as students have no proper amount of lexicon to express what they think of. They sometimes do not know the proper use of the vocabulary. Criticism is one of the fears that hold students away from practicing speaking: they are worried of being subject to their teachers’ or their colleagues comments. Students fear of making mistakes or mumble in front of others; their image matters for them the most. They should understand that communicating what they mean is essential. They should build their confidence gradually and learn they should put more value in what they speak rather than how they speak Through my experience, I have found that topics that are not interesting to students are less inviting to them to speak. They find themselves away from inputting their thoughts as topics do not appeal to them or even have little background of. On the other hand, in big classes, each student has little time to practice and be in the mood of speaking, while there is often the dominating student that takes the biggest portion of time in speaking, the thing that gets a lot of other students in their comfort silent chairs. I also notice that shyness affects some of the students, who are sometimes amazing and super and have remarkable thoughts. In addition, Practice makes perfect. How does this sentence connect to this paragraph? Students practice speaking only with their teachers and colleagues at class but no one out. Little practice makes them see no noticeable progress. That’s why the majority of students prefer to use their mother tongue as they know it, get accustomed to it, and practice it out. Students should be urged all missing word here time to use English in speaking regardless of making mistakes. Also, students rarely listen to develop their speaking skills. Students should know that in order to speak well, they should listen a lot. They should learn how to value exchanging ideas and opinions. For me as a teacher, it is a challenge since I deal with teens, who get accustomed to a specific attitude toward speaking. What can a teacher do to improve students’ skills? First of all, I think making speaking a regular habit is the most important step that paves all the following. Using English in all school environment always works. I remember the first time I stepped to work as a teacher at a school, I insisted on using English in all students’ intercourse - inside and outside class. Actually, it was tough and jokes-inviting as students didn’t have the habit of doing so, but it worked after some time. It needs persistence and devotion. Recording what you speak and listening to it back is one of the great tools I always guide students to use. I witnessed its effect from tutoring TOEFL and IELTS. When students are obliged to speak about an issue in a specific time frame, they find it challenging. Yet, I ask students to record their answers and listen back to see their answers. Students improve when they have missing word here second chance: they find out that it can be done a better way next time. Concerning a lack of vocabulary, I find that preparing pre-word lists that tackle different aspects of the topic is helpful. I teach them before we start speaking, and students find them helpful. I urge students to use their own words and try as possible to express their thoughts since the pre-word lists are not available all the time. Also, I consider rare commenting; students are welcome to do some tiny errors related to the grammar and pronunciation. My comments are directed to maintain the topic and highlight on one or two focus rules. I tend to give the feedback after students speak in a general tips not specific or individual instruction. Giving proper praise is needed as it gives students the hope that they do great and can be better the next time. One of the tools I rely heavily on is listening. Listening to real life situations, podcasts, movies, songs, and sometimes cartoons enhances the students’ abilities to put what they hear into practice. The audible input contributes in the verbal output. In one way or another, students speak more after listening to something that motivates them to imitate. In big classes, I resort to dividing students into small groups with points to speak of. Allocating time to their discourse is a must. Picking catchy tasks and close-to-their-interests topics helps me a lot in keeping the conversation flow. Finally, building confidence in speaking is an ongoing process that needs planning, persistence, and motivation.
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difficult. A
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of factors contribute to such attitude. Producing
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ideas
in a verbal outcome needs someone who has the habit of speaking,
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here courage of expressing
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, and no fear of making mistakes.
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rather
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speak
as they are away from encountering others face to face. Writing
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students
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of their responses
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that they can edit, modify, and
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check
their correctness. Lack of the vocabulary
also
is
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word
here of the main factors as
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students
have no proper amount of lexicon to express what they
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think
of. They
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sometimes
do not know the proper
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of the vocabulary. Criticism is one of the fears that hold
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students
away from practicing speaking: they
are worried
of being subject to their
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teachers’
or their colleagues comments.
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Students
fear of making mistakes or mumble in front of others; their image matters for them the most. They should understand that communicating what they mean is essential. They should build their confidence
gradually
and learn they should put more value in what they
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speak
rather
than how they speak

Through my experience, I have found that
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topics
that are not interesting to
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students
are less inviting to them to
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speak
.
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They
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find
themselves away from inputting their thoughts as
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topics
do not appeal to them or even have
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little
background of. On the
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hand, in
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classes
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has
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to
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the dominating
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in speaking, the thing that
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gets
a
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of
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students
in their comfort silent chairs. I
also
notice that shyness affects
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some of the
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amazing and super and have remarkable thoughts.

In addition
,
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perfect. How does this sentence connect to this paragraph?
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Students
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practice
speaking
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only
with their
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teachers
and colleagues at
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class
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but
no one out.
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practice
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them
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see
no noticeable progress. That’s why the majority of
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students
prefer to
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use
their mother tongue as they know it,
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get
accustomed to it, and
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practice
it out.
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Students
should
be urged
all
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missing
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here
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time
to
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use
English in speaking regardless of making mistakes.
Also
,
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students
rarely listen to develop their speaking
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skills
.
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Students
should know that in order to
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speak
well, they should listen a
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lot
. They should learn how to value exchanging
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
ideas
and opinions. For me as a
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teacher
, it is a challenge since I deal with teens, who
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
get
accustomed to a specific attitude toward speaking.

What can a
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teacher
do to
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improve
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students’
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skills
?
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First of all
, I
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think
making speaking a regular habit is the most
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step that paves all the following. Using English in all school environment always works. I remember the
first
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time
I stepped to work as a
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teacher
at a school, I insisted on using English in all
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students’
intercourse
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inside and outside
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class
. Actually, it was tough and jokes-inviting as
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students
didn’t have the habit of doing
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so
,
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but
it worked after
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some
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time
. It needs persistence and devotion. Recording what you
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speak
and listening to it back is one of the great tools I always guide
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students
to
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use
. I witnessed its effect from tutoring TOEFL and IELTS. When
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students
are obliged
to
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speak
about an issue in a specific
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time
frame, they
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find
it challenging.
Yet
, I ask
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students
to record their answers and listen back to
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see
their answers.
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Students
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improve
when they have
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missing
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word
here second chance: they
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find
out that it can
be done
a better way
next
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Concerning a lack of vocabulary, I
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find
that preparing
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pre-word
lists that tackle
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different
aspects of the
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topic
is helpful. I teach them
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before
we
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start
speaking, and
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students
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find
them helpful. I urge
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students
to
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use
their
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own
words and try as possible to express their thoughts since the
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pre-word
lists are not available all the
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time
.
Also
, I consider rare commenting;
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students
are welcome to do
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some
tiny errors related to the grammar and pronunciation. My comments
are directed
to maintain the
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topic
and highlight on one or two focus
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rules
. I tend to give the feedback after
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students
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speak
in a general tips not specific or individual instruction. Giving proper praise
is needed
as it gives
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
students
the hope that they do great and can be better the
next
time.

One of the tools I rely
heavily
on is listening. Listening to real life situations, podcasts, movies, songs, and
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
sometimes
cartoons enhances the
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
students’
abilities to put what they hear into
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
practice
. The audible input contributes in the verbal output. In one way or another,
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
students
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
speak
more after listening to something that motivates them to imitate. In
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big
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classes
, I resort to dividing
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students
into
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small
groups with points to
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speak
of. Allocating
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time
to their discourse is a
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must
. Picking catchy tasks and close-to-their-interests
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topics
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helps
me a
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lot
in keeping the conversation flow.
Finally
, building confidence in speaking is an ongoing process that needs planning, persistence, and motivation.
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IELTS essay How to help students with speaking difficulties

Essay
  American English
5 paragraphs
872 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
  • ?
    One main idea per paragraph
  • Include an introduction and conclusion
  • Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
  • ?
    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
  • Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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