Learners always come across some difficulties while speaking

Learners always come across some difficulties while speaking. Speaking part is perhaps the hardest to practice, but it is not impossible. Productive skills (speaking / writing) are always harder to acquire than receptive skills (reading / listening). And speaking is even more difficult than writing as it entails spontaneous responses in a variety of interpersonal communication settings where the speaker does not have the ability to reflect on and correct possible mistakes as is the case with writing. While speaking we should not forget: language is about communicating, not about producing perfectly structured utterances – which is an unattainable goal at B2 level anyway. We can’t have learners worry about error correction as they speak. They need to be encouraged to interact without being concerned about grammar, to be themselves and perceive the task of producing language as a fun activity. Here are some tips on perfecting our speaking skills:

Listening. Listen to songs, movies, series. The two skills are closely connected. Learners can not enhance their speaking skills if they don’t develop listening ability. And if the students aren’t adequately motivated to do so on their own, then let’s do it in class. Save some time to go over the lyrics of a song, or watch an episode of a series with our students. It’s much more effective than a speaking lesson in itself. Speaking should be interwoven into the course of the lesson so as to come naturally. And let’s not forget: we need our students’ help in the choice of authentic material we use. After all, it’s we need to keep interested.