Chapter 20

Chapter 20, Jeremy Harmer

Insights about the chapter:

I have got some insights in how you better can teach students how to speak fluently. There are some different structures in getting them to speak better. As an example, David Wilson talks about rehearsing what he is going to say in his head where after he can say it fluently. So according to Wilson it’s all about rehearsing it in your head which we also think is a good idea. You can try doing it yourself and it actually works. There are more theorists who come up with their theory about the subject: getting students to speak fluently. We find it very interesting to read the different theories. We have learned more about how to act when the class is discussing about a subject. It’s like you come nearer the teachers role in the class – getting a lot of excellent tips.

When the class has to learn to speak the language more fluently, there are a few examples written in the book. Example 1 is a game called “Experts”. It is based on that the class finds a subject to talk about i.e. music. If there are some of pupils who have a great knowledge of music they are selected as “Experts”. The class then writes some questions to the experts and the experts have to answer these questions. However the experts is only allowed to answer with one word. There are more examples in the book. The basic of this is to engage the students to speak the language meanwhile they have a good time doing it.

JOACHIM AND SUNE!