We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Teaching Conversational Language and the Challenges - Some Crucial Areas.
- Authors
SaravanapavaIyer, M.
- Abstract
Teaching and learning process of English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation for the non-native learners particularly in classrooms is one of the toughest tasks for the teachers. Especially in our Sri Lankan context, learners play passive role at school level programmes for more or less twelve years; due to this long experience, they are unable to become active role players during ESL learning; transforming an adult learner into active role player is important in ESL classrooms to master all the four skills and it is really a great challenge to the teachers. Amongst four language skills, conversational skill is unlike learning grammar rules or learning vocabulary where a learner can learn by reading a good grammar rule book; learning and practising authentic conversational skill is still cumbersome and tough and most of the time unpleasant mission in ESL classrooms; the real time conversational situation cannot be brought into the classroom; in front of the speaker there is other person who waits for the correct and meaningful response; the speaker has no time to think or check with the dictionary for his response; the speaker is expected to respond immediately and instantaneously; these problems can be solved with adequate practice and confidence building. In order to provide part of the solution I have attempted to present some important observations relevant to conversational language teaching and learning. The chief aim of this article is to establish better awareness among spoken language teachers and learners.
- Subjects
ENGLISH as a foreign language; CONVERSATION; ADULT learning; COMMUNICATIVE competence; LEARNING
- Publication
Language in India, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 8, p205
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article