TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL

Which of the following is the primary goal of the 'Lead-in' or 'Engage' stage in a speaking lesson?

• • A) To provide a list of grammatical errors for students to avoid.

• • B) To activate background knowledge and generate interest in the topic.

• • C) To have students write a formal summary of a text.

• • D) To test students on their phonetic transcription skills.

During a 'Production' or 'Activate' stage, what should the teacher's role be to maximize Student Talk Time (STT)?

• • A) Standing at the front and correcting every mistake immediately.

• • B) Participating as a dominant speaker in every small group.

• • C) Monitoring from a distance and taking notes on common errors for later.

• • D) Reading the textbook aloud while students follow along.

What is the benefit of providing 'Sentence Starters' or 'Language Frames' before a speaking task?

• • It reduces the cognitive load by providing a "scaffold" for students to build on.

• It prevents students from using any original ideas during the task.

• • It makes the task more difficult so that only the best students succeed.

• • It replaces the need for students to actually speak out loud.

What is the main purpose of an 'Information Gap' activity?

• • To allow the teacher to identify which students have the best vocabulary.

• • To create a communicative need where students must talk to exchange missing data.

• • To give students a break from speaking by providing them with reading materials.

• To ensure that every student has exactly the same information at the start.

When a teacher provides 'Scaffolding' for a speaking task, they are:

• • Ignoring the students until the task is completely finished.

• • Lowering the difficulty so the students don't have to think.

• • Giving students temporary support like vocabulary banks or model dialogues.

• • Correcting every error the moment it is spoken.

• What is the most effective way to handle 'Student Talk Time' (STT) vs. 'Teacher Talk Time' (TTT) in a speaking lesson?

• • The teacher and students should never speak at the same time.

• • Students should talk for as much of the lesson as possible (high STT).

• • The teacher should only speak in the students' native language.

• • The teacher should talk for 70% of the lesson to model the language.

According to the article by Mahmood Iqra (2023), which three specific technology tools did the researchers use during the four-week action plan?

• Flipgrid, TED Talks, Youtube

• BBC Learning English, ELSA Speak, Youtube

• BBC Learning English, Flipgrid, and TED Talks

• Flipgrid, ELSA Speak, TED Talks

Based on the post-test results in Mahmood's article, which specific speaking area showed the most improvement?

• Fluency

• Grammar

• Lexico knowledge

• Pronunciation

Based on the research of Orai app, what was the major of the students involved?

• Pedagogy

• Finance

• Management

• Marketing

How does the Orai application facilitate the evaluation of a student's speech?

• Students must wait for the teacher to manually grade each recording

• It sends the recording to a native speaker for a weekly review.

• It only provides a final letter grade without any specific details.

• It provides a transcript and immediate feedback on pace and fillers.