Sarah T.F. YinInstructor, Aletheia University

Outlines1. Introduction

2. What affects Students’ Listening Comprehension??

3. Methods of improving listening comprehension

4. Goals and Techniques for Teaching Speaking4. Goals and Techniques for Teaching Speaking

5. Strategies for Developing Speaking Skills

6. Conclusion

How GOOD is your LISTENING?(rate yourself from 1-10)

How OFTEN do you LISTEN?

How GOOD is your SPEAKING?(rate yourself from 1-10)

How OFTEN do you SPEAK ENGLISH?

A. Internal Factorsa. being too nervousb. being unable to focus during

listening.

What Affects Students’ Listening Comprehension ?

B. Vocabulary problem

size of vocabulary to a certain extent

determines the listening comprehension.

C. C. Background knowledgeBackground knowledge

a. lack of cultural background knowledge and

b. the differences of thinking modes.

What Affects Students’ Listening Comprehension ?

D. D. Other factorsOther factorsaa. . problems about grammar

b. b. lack of phonetic knowledge

A. Overcome internal factors

Methods of improving listening comprehension

B. Enlarge vocabulary and strengthen grammar

C. Provide background knowledge

Methods of improving listening comprehension

D. Attach importance to spoken English

E. Cultivate students’ ability of guessing

The goal of teaching speaking skills is communicative efficiency.

Goals and Techniques for Teaching Goals and Techniques for Teaching SpeakingSpeaking

Structured output VS. communicative output VS. communicative output

Content-oriented input VS. Form-oriented input

A. Using minimal responses

Strategies for Developing Speaking Skills

B. Recognizing predicable interactive patterns

C. Using language to talk about language