e-Learning

INTERNET A REAL TOOL FOR PRACTICING SPEAKING
“Of course the best way of practice is English conversations with other people. You can find some people who want to talk to you online on our website.We recommend contacting with other person using communicator which provides voice chat (like Skype). However, in case you don't have possibility to use such, it's better to practice by standardchatting than not practicing at all. So the most important thing you have to remember is: The more you practice, the more fluent your English speaking is”1

When talking about one of the skills of languagewhich is speaking, it is necessary to know that its purpose in the teaching of English as a foreign language is guiding your students through the process of interacting effectively in an attractiveway. To do this, they must be able to develop communicative strategies by practicing with real - life situations. Then, the role of the teacher is providing essential practice in controlled exercisesfollowed by opportunities for expansion in freer communicative activities. So that, the class activities should enable students to focus on forms, functions and the processes of oral discourse,emphasizing on student – student interaction and focusing their attention on a specific topic.

However, in this process some students are so shy when teachers propose any kind of activities, they prefernot to participate and for that reason we, as teachers, can help our students overcome this reticence by assuring them that misunderstanding and the need for clarification can occur in any type ofinteraction, whatever the participant’s language skill levels are. Instructors can also give students strategies such as clarification, checking or comprehension questions to be sure their understandingon what they are facing.

According to the experience I have had, I think we need to provide essential practice in controlled exercises, emphasizing on student – student interaction, using some...