Teaching Speaking

I'd agree with you, Tamara, that think-pair-share technique encourages students to speak. But do you have any evidences of their productive speech to prove this hypothesis? Any recordings or observation notes of their learning behaviour? And stat data of their extended talks? Thanks for sharing?

Thanks, Rauza, for sharing your strategy to enhance students' speaking skills. But I'm wondering if there are any evidences of their extended talks? What makes you feel confident that these strategies work for your students? Any observations of their learning behaviour or survey results? Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for noting about "low-pressure" tasks, @Alhatova. But it would be good to read about the evidences of your AR. What makes you define a task as a "low-pressure" task? Have you Rin any survey with your students? Or have you noticed any changes in their learning behaviour? Any evidences to describe? Thanks for sharing!

That's true, dear colleague. I also usually start with simple tasks. At first my student work individually, then in pairs and they finish their work in small groups. It's good to change students in pairs because strong students can be bored. For speaking activities various techniques were used. They are Information gap tasks, communication games, talking points.

Thank you for sharing these great strategies! Mixed-ability groups, role rotation, and low-pressure activities are excellent ways to support reluctant speakers.

Thank you for sharing these helpful strategies! They’re practical, supportive, and really show how to build students’ confidence step by step.