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SOME ISSUES OF LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS IN AN ENGLISH
CLASS
Zhumabay G. B.
Turkestan, Kazakhstan
English teacher of IT-lyceum-school № 23 named after Zh. Tashenov
e-mail:
goha.03.98@gmail.com
Abstract:
Speech as a skill is a real obstacle that must be overcome by both the teacher
and the student. In other words, the teacher must find appropriate procedures to help the
student, while the latter must find a way to master the language. Thus, in this article, an
attempt is made to highlight the concept of speech; similarly, it attempts to address issues
related to appropriate conversational instruction for English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) learners, such as strategies for increasing awareness and correcting oral errors.
Key words:
Speaking ability, communication, dialogue with peers, system of exercises,
activity, oral speech, development, approach, motivation, task, formation.
Introduction
Knowledge of a foreign language (FL) in the modern world is not just a useful
skill, but also a kind of necessity. English language (LA) is international today. It can be
useful both when communicating with citizens of other countries, and for life in your
home country. Every day in the Kazakh and Russian language there are new words
borrowed from English, in their lives people come across English names, terms, etc.
Knowledge of the English language is not a whim, but a good addition to the luggage of
knowledge.
Materials and methods
English as a foreign language begins to be learned from childhood, most often in
elementary school. Today, teaching IL at school is strikingly different from what it was
several decades ago. Previously, teachers only had dictionaries and textbooks with
assignments in their arsenal. The learning process took a long time and often did not
arouse student interest.
Over time, the situation has changed. Today is the time of computer and
innovative technologies, digitalization of education. Modern children are active users of
gadgets and smartphones.
One of the main areas of learning English is teaching to speak. To form and
improve speaking skills in a non-linguistic environment, it is necessary to use special
exercises and tasks. Ideally, there should be separate lessons aimed at developing
speaking skills.
There are several problems that schoolchildren may face when teaching speaking
in FL lessons. Among them are the following:
1. Schoolchildren may be embarrassed to speak OL for fear of making mistakes in
pronunciation, which will lead to criticism of the teacher and ridicule of classmates.
2. The student does not have enough complete knowledge (does not know the
rules, words, etc.) to correctly build a statement on the FL.
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3. The student may have sufficient language skills, but does not have factual
information even in his own language.
4. There is no motivation to study foreign language in general.
5. One student dominates the lesson and prevents others from answering [1].
These are fairly common problems that many students may face. However, there
are a number of solutions.
Results and discussion
First, each teacher, before giving students speaking tasks, must work out all new
words, repeat their pronunciation, write a transcription, give examples of using these
words etc. In this case, the students will have more confidence during communication in
the EL.
Secondly, the teacher should be given speaking tasks only on the topics covered so
that the students freely and consciously use words, constructions, clichéd phrases and
grammar rules on this topic. Thirdly, it is important for the teacher to ask those questions
that students can answer on their own. These should be accessible topics from life. In
elementary school, these may include questions about school, hobbies, family, travel, etc.
There is no need to ask children about something abstract and incomprehensible. To
increase motivation in learning foreign language, it is important for a child to understand
why he needs a language, it is important for him to feel his progress in learning foreign
language. Therefore, it is important that a foreign language is used not only in the
classroom, but also outside the classroom. At the same time, the skills acquired by the
child will be appreciated by his parents, friends, classmates, etc.
In order for all students to have the time and opportunity to communicate at the
FY, it is important to think over all parts of the lesson so that no child is sitting idle. It is
important to make extensive use of group and pair work, in which it is possible to discuss
various topics. Such types of work will contribute to the development of not only
speaking skills, but also motivation, thinking and interest in FL.
We should also not forget about such an important means of didactic influence on
an elementary school student as a teacher’s speech. It is the functionally structured and
qualitatively verified speech of the teacher that contributes to the creation of conditions in
the lesson that ensure the productivity of the educational process [2].
In addition, in order for students to study English more diligently, the teacher
needs to conduct their lessons in an interesting and dynamic way, using interactive forms
of work. Using an interactive approach to teaching foreign language, you can optimize
the process of mastering the skills of basic school foreign language communication and
make it more effective. In an interactive mode, you can conduct a series or all lessons for
a given academic discipline [3, p. 69].
At the present stage, it will be effective to use various teaching application
platforms while practicing speaking skills in foreign language lessons. These resources
will be perceived with interest by schoolchildren, since in them the learning process is
presented in a playful way. In addition, the use of such applications will facilitate the
process of preparing for foreign language lessons for the teacher himself. Most
applications already have predefined programs, games, dictionaries and assignments, so
the teacher will only need to choose the most suitable ones and use them in the learning
process.
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1. ABC Kids. A bright and colorful app that allows kids to learn the English
alphabet and words. For better memorization, all words are voiced, so this application
will become an effective assistant in teaching speaking.
2. Luntik. Learning English. The application offers over 25 game tasks designed
for preschool and elementary school children. At each level, children learn topics that are
often found in our lives: clothes, furniture, dishes, numbers, etc., so for the speaking skill,
mastering these 25 different every day and at the same time important topics will be very
useful.
Picture 1- Luntik:
Learning how to say time
3. Fun English. This application allows you to memorize not only words, but also
various expressions. The course is divided into lessons, each topic is presented in
different games, and each such game trains the skills of speaking, listening and spelling.
It is important to note that American and British accents were used in the voice-over of
the app to help children learn to perceive and practice different pronunciations.
4. Monkey Junior. This application offers a rich course of learning English in a fun
way for schoolchildren. The game is divided into three stages: first - learning new
vocabulary, second - parsing sentences with new words, third - making sentences.
5. English for children with Keba. The app is efficient thanks to the immersion
method. The characters describe funny situations in their world, so this game engages
children in an interesting learning process. Thus, the cognitive interest of children in the
study of FL is increased.
Picture 2-English for children with Keba
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You can use these training applications not only in the lessons of foreign language,
but also as homework. In addition, students can use such applications on their own in
their free time.
Virtual tours of museums can be another effective means of developing the
communication skills of younger students. Students can be offered tasks of the following
type: describe the room / hall of the museum using certain lexical units and grammatical
structures; complete a web quest around the museum, individually and in pairs / groups,
etc. Thus, students’ language skills will be comprehensively formed, but their knowledge
will also expand in various fields [4].
In general, it is important for teachers to remember that foreign language lessons
should be interesting and interactive. It is necessary to change the concepts of lessons,
constantly offering children new tasks and exercises. These can be: role-playing games;
discussions; mini-debates; tasks on training videos, etc.
Conclusion
The more creative the approach to organizing FL lessons, the more it will arouse
the cognitive interest of students and their desire to improve their speaking skills and
knowledge of the subject. The most important rule in teaching children to speak is to
speak, as much as possible. The teacher should lead the lesson mostly in the FL, interact
with children, invite children to engage in dialogue with each other, and also motivate
students to use the FL in everyday life.
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