Oral Communication

Many times whenever teachers think of oral language in the classroom, the believe it to be a bad thing, because for so long we believed that if you were talking then that meant that you weren’t learning. This could not be further from the truth, in fact oral language is the foundation for students learning. It is through Oral language that we learn important skills such as listening, expressive language, and vocabulary. We as teachers can help to support oral language in our classroom in many ways.

As communication is a key element in my field, the necessity for them to develop excellent Language skills is key, as it also requires preparation, as elements of clear enunciation, focusing and the design of presentations are usually present in most of the courses within this field.

COMG  151  Personal  and  Public  Speech  Spring  2013  Study  Guide  –  Midterm  Exam DATE:  Wednesday,  February  27  at  12:30pm  in  Bilger  152 *This  review  sheet  is  for  the  midterm.  The  ideas  listed  below  represent  issues  and  content  with which  you  should  be  familiar.  They  do  NOT  necessarily  represent  an  exhaustive  list  of  all material  subject  to  examination  but  should  give  you  direction  in  your  preparation  for  the  exam.* YOU  WILL  NEED  TO  BRING  A  NUMBER  2  PENCIL. Chapter  1  –  Communication  Perspectives 1. Why  is  communication  important? ● Communication  is  inescapable  and  we  spend  80%  -­  90%  of  our  waking  hours  communicating 2. What  are  the  communication  models

He can understand a range of complex structures in extended discourse and comprehend many distinctions in language tailored for different audiences.The student often shows strategic and organizational abilities and expectations in discourse. Mr. Chanberland can adap his vocabulary according to his audience. He can use the language to speculate at length about abstract topics such as how some change in history or the course of human events

The article I picked for this assignment analyzes the authors viewpoint against the development of spoken language among children in two different school. The authors attempt to convey the importance behind oral language and listening skills in reception children. Included in the article are results of children in varies school showing the lack of language skills. The author works on suggesting intervention programs to have a positive effect on these skills that need improvement throughout the school education. Surveys and researchers believe that about half of teachers are decreasing speaking and listening skills in the past five years. Practicing skills of talking and listening are essential. Mentioned in the article, “language difficulties are that children have problems in three areas: accessing curriculum on language related tasks, interaction and social skills, and attention span towards learning” in the classroom (pg. 658). This article worked on intervention program for teacher to train students to improve their language skills on standardize exams. In my opinion, having the ability to speak is a way to communicate and share ideas and thoughts with others, and express feelings on how one feels. Listening skills are processed after we hear something. It involves one’s attention and decision to participate in a discussion and respond to message. Also, it requires the ability to focus on the conversation without being distracted, but having a meaningful connection with

Being able to communicate effectively with others is an essential quality of everyday life. Having respectable interpersonal skills is a very significant characteristic that people can posses,

Introduction: The importance of English language acquisition as a stepping-stone for proficiency in school subjects cannot be over emphasized. The knowledge of English is important both for educational, national and economic development of a country. English is the official language of administration and commerce and also a major language of science. It should be further highlighted at the need for improving the quality of spoken and written English language among children. Although English language retains its dominant position in the education delivery system, the thrust of our educational language policy is the use of the mother tongue or the language of the

effective and appropriate use of language to accomplish social goals, manage turns and topics in

Even though we use language in our everyday lives most of us don’t put much thought into what words we use or the different ways we may speak to someone in various situations. For example you may have noticed that the language you use when having a conversation with your friends differs from when you are speaking with your family. Difference in the use of language can also vary based on a persons class, gender, education, age, ethnicity and the particular social context they find themselves in.

My good speaking skills enable me to convey my ideas in clear and brief manner. One way through which my speaking skills enhance my communication is my pleasant tone to my voice. The pleasant tone of my voice makes the people whom I am speaking to be more attentive and interested in communicating. In addition, the tone of my voice enables the person I am communicating with to be more attentive and as a result capturing all the important ideas. Moreover, when I am communicating with a person I try to think before I speak so as to avoid conveying ideas which are not important to the person. This enables me to choose words selectively while speaking so as to avoid hurting the person I am speaking to. Another important of thinking before I speak is that I am able to remember additional points that might be useful to the person I am speaking to. Moreover, when speaking I ensure that the person whom I am talking to has enough time of answering the questions I present to him and enough time to present his ideas. When he is talking I listen to him keenly and I empathize with him where possible so as make him feel to be part of the discussion (Wigert et al 2013).

Communication is a skill essential to everyone we all need to be able to communicate and understand one another without that ability life is nearly impossible. We communicate with everyone differently we tailor our language to have the greatest impact, we wear suits

Communication is a complex activity which involve verbal and non-verbal communication, the topic under discussion, the prejudgments that people bring to the topic, and the “communication history” between participants in the discussion. A Speaker who transmits message must ensure that the message is delivered clearly. A listener who takes the messages must be an active listener. As effective communication can only take place when the recipient of the message understands it’s meaning and able to express that meaning back to the speaker or sender of the message. (Flexstudycom.2015).

For the purpose of this assignment I chose Feruza, an Eritrean high school graduate. She was born and raised in Eritrea and came to live in Jeddah only five years ago. She studied English in an elementary school in Eritrea and continued studying it in an Eritrean International High School. She is not happy at all with what she has learnt during those years. She explained that during her elementary school years her teachers heavily focused on writing while neglecting speaking. When she continued her learning process here in Jeddah, her high school teachers focused only on speaking but not at the level she was expecting.

Nowadays, English has become an international language all over the world. Many people have learnt it as the second language after their mother tongue . Thus for Vietnam, English has gradually become the most widely used language in all kinds of international relations. Studying English in a country where English is considered as foreign language, we do not have many people who speak native English and we are not used to speaking as well as listening native English daily. But teaching writing is easier than teaching listening . In writing, words are

III. Adopt communicative approach to improve students ability to listen and speak, and achieve the goal of English teaching