Confident Speaking provides language teachers and teacher educators with evidence-informed ideas to help second language (L2) learners speak fluently and confidently in different social and academic contexts.
Christine C. M. Goh and Xuelin Liu, thought leaders in the field of language education, draw on scholarly literature and their own experience to show language teachers how to apply insights from research and theory in everyday classroom teaching. They offer 80 hands-on activities to help learners develop speaking skills through fluency practice and language-focused activities, and tap into their metacognitive thinking to adopt strategies for facilitating oral communication. Also included is guidance for teachers in designing lessons and larger units of work with the activities and carrying out professional inquiry activities into their own practice of teaching L2 speaking.
This book is a valuable resource for language teachers and teacher educators, as well as researchers interested in the teaching and development of second language speaking.
Permissions & Acknowledgements Series Editor Preface 1 From Research to Implications Introduction A. Processes in Speech Production 1. Conceptualisation, Formulation and Articulation 2. Monitoring and Evaluation B. Linguistic Knowledge for Speaking 1. Knowledge of Discourse 2. Knowledge of Grammar and Pronunciation C. Learning to Speak and Speaking to Learn 1. Speaking Skills 2. Discussion Skills 3. Metacognitive Knowledge D. Instructional Enablers that Support Speaking Performance and Development 1. Pre-Task Planning 2. Task Repetition 3. Strategy Use and Instruction E. Practical Implications for Teaching L2 Speaking 1. Develop Learners’ Knowledge about Speaking 2. Plan Learning Activities for Practice and Holistic Development F. Application, Implementation and Research 2 From Implications to Application Overview A. Developing Speaking Fluency and Skills B. Learning to Discuss C. Learning about Spoken Discourse and Language D. Developing Metacognitive Knowledge and Strategy Use A. Developing Speaking Fluency and Skills I. OFF-THE-CUFF ACTIVITIES Activity A1: Sequence and Complete Activity A2: Ask and Answer Activity A3: Share and Reconstruct Activity A4: Imagine and Share Activity A5: Respond and Share II. PLANNED ACTIVITIES Activity A6: Read and Compare Activity A7: Listen and Compare Activity A8: Sequence and Complete Activity A9: Construct and Explain Activity A10: Construct and Compare Activity A11: Select and Narrate Activity A12: Respond and Share Activity A13: Recall and Recount Activity A14 Prepare and Talk Activity A15: Construct and Retell Activity A16: Explain and Advise Activity A17: Describe and Share Activity A18: Draw, Share and Think Activity A19: Describe and Choose Activity A20: Infer and Construct Activity A21: Design and Share Activity A22: Select and Explain Activity A23: Create and Demonstrate Activity A24: Reflect and Share Activity A25: Share and Predict Activity A26: Summarise and Organise Activity A27: Collate and Report Activity A28: Infer and Tell Activity A29: Consider and Resolve Activity A30: Explain and Defend Activity A31: Understand and Retell Activity A32: Describe, Ask and Present Activity A33: Describe, Draw and Compare B. Learning to Discuss I. UNDERSTANDING THE DEMANDS OF DISCUSSION Activity B1: Learn about Discussion 1 Activity B2: Learn about Discussions 2 Activity B3: Learn to Manage Problems During Discussions Activity B4: Learn to Lead a Discussion II. PRACTISING DISCUSSION SKILLS Activity B5: Discuss and Advise Activity B6: Discuss and Justify Activity B7: Discuss and Construct Activity B8: Discuss and Evaluate Activity B9: Discuss and Plan Activity B10: Develop Others’ Viewpoints Activity B11: Offer Alternative Viewpoints Activity B12: Explore Ideas Together Activity B13: Discuss and Elaborate Activity B14: Discuss and Propose Activity B15: Discuss, Demonstrate and Observe Activity B16: Discuss and Select C. Learning about Spoken Discourse and Language I. DISCOURSE STRUCTURE ACTIVITIES Activity C1: Structure of a Casual Conversation Activity C2: Structure of a Narrative Activity C3: Structure of an Explanation Text Activity C4: Structure of a Formal Conversation: Survey Interview Activity C5: Structure of a Recount Activity C6: Structure of a Procedure Text Activity C7: Structure of an Information Report Activity C8: Structure of an Expository Text Activity C9: Making Speeches in Class Debates II. LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES Activity C10: Language for Talking about the Future Activity C11: Language for Conveying Preferences and Comparing Activity C12: Transition Markers When Describing a Process Activity C13: Language for Expressing Regrets Activity C14: Language for Interrupting with Questions Activity C15: Features of Spoken Language Activity C16: Features of Spoken and Written Language Activity C17: Features of Different Spoken Texts D. Developing Metacognitive Knowledge and Strategy Use I. PERSON AND TASK KNOWLEDGE Activity D1: An Overview of Metacognitive Knowledge Activity D2: Person Knowledge (Knowing about Myself) Activity D3: Task Knowledge (Knowing about Speaking Tasks) Activity D4: Task Knowledge (Cognitive Processes in Speaking 1) Activity D5: Task Knowledge (Cognitive Processes in Speaking 2) Activity D6: Task Knowledge (Monitoring and Evaluation) Activity D7: Task Knowledge (Evaluating Speaking Performance) Activity D8: Person and Task Knowledge (Self-Evaluation and Planning) II. STRATEGY KNOWLEDGE AND STRATEGY USE Activity D9: Strategy Knowledge (Knowing Which Strategies to Use) Activity D10: Learning about Communication Strategies Activity D11: Strategies for Presenting and Asking Presenters Questions Activity D12: A Proficient L2 Speaker’s Strategies Activity D13: Sharing Experiences of Strategy Use Activity D14: Sharing Plans for Strategy Use Activity D15: Demonstrating and Observing Strategy Use 3 From Application to Implementation Introduction A. Planning Lessons for L2 Speaking 1. Fluency Activities 2. Language-Focused Activities 3. Metacognitive Activities B. The Teaching Speaking Cycle C. Lesson Planning with the Teaching Speaking Cycle 1. Sample TSC Plan 1 2. Sample TSC Plan 2 3. Sample TSC Plan 3 4. Planning Your Own Teaching Speaking Cycle 4 From Implementation to Research Introduction A. Teachers Inquiring into Your Own Practice B. Inquiry Tasks 1. Doing Inquiry in a Group 2. Doing Inquiry on Your Own 3. Questions to Ask C. Inquiry Projects 1. Topics of Inquiry Focus 2. Considerations When Planning an Inquiry Project 3. Inquiry Tools and Procedures Conclusion and Final Thoughts Appendix A: Three Types of Metacognitive Knowledge about L2 Speaking from Learners’ Perspectives Appendix B: Communication Strategies for L2 Speaking Appendix C: Themes and Topics for Speaking Activities Appendix D: Language Items to Support Speaking Activities References Index
Christine C. M. Goh is President’s Chair Professor of Linguistics and Language Education at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. She has more than 30 years of experience in language teaching, teacher education and language learning research. Her most recent book is the second edition of Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening: Metacognition in Action by Routledge (with Larry Vandergrift). Xuelin Liu has taught EFL/ESL for more than four decades, at Yangzhou University, China; the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Thompson Rivers University, Canada. In addition to teaching, she has been a consultant developing oral communication curricula for language institutions in several countries. Her latest project is an English education programme offering courses in language proficiency and test preparation for international students in Canada and China.
