HOW TO IMPROVE STUDENTS COMMUNICATIVE S
MASARYK UNIVERSITY BRNO
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Department of English Language and Literature
How to improve students’ communicative skills
Bachelor Thesis
Brno 2007
Thesis Author: Lenka Temerová
Thesis Supervisor: Mgr. Renata Jančaříková
Announcement
Hereby I state that I worked on the Bachelor Thesis on my own and used the sources of information listed in the bibliography only.
Vyškov 23rd April 2007 Lenka Temerová
Acknowledgement
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Renata Jančaříková for her kind help and valuable advice that she provided me with throughout my thesis.
Vyškov 23rd April 2007 Lenka Temerová
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 4
2 THEORETICAL PART 6
2.1 SPEAKING 6
2.1.1 Speaking as a skill 6
2.1.2 Difference between speaking and conversation 7
2.1.3 Students’ motivation to participate in a speaking lesson 8
2.1.4 Accuracy versus fluency 10
2.1.5 Correcting students’ mistakes 11
2.2 COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES 13
2.2.1 Types of communicative activities 13
2.2.2 Importance of pair work and group work 14
2.2.3 The role of a teacher in communicative activities 16
3 PRACTICAL PART 17
3.1 MY TEACHING EXPERIENCE 17
3.2 COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION 18
4 CONCLUSION 33
5 BIBLIOGRAPHY 35
1 INTRODUCTION
At present, speaking a foreign language represents one of the essential requirements of today´s society. Besides other skills and knowledge, it is considered as one of the most influencing factors while applying for a job or sustaining in a particular work position under the condition of advancing the language level. Based on my work experience, I can confirm that knowing a foreign language is a necessity for everyone in general, mainly for my students - soldiers. These people are required to reach a sufficient level in a foreign language in order to accomplish military assignments in missions abroad. Teaching foreign languages, mainly English, for these
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Department of English Language and Literature
How to improve students’ communicative skills
Bachelor Thesis
Brno 2007
Thesis Author: Lenka Temerová
Thesis Supervisor: Mgr. Renata Jančaříková
Announcement
Hereby I state that I worked on the Bachelor Thesis on my own and used the sources of information listed in the bibliography only.
Vyškov 23rd April 2007 Lenka Temerová
Acknowledgement
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Renata Jančaříková for her kind help and valuable advice that she provided me with throughout my thesis.
Vyškov 23rd April 2007 Lenka Temerová
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 4
2 THEORETICAL PART 6
2.1 SPEAKING 6
2.1.1 Speaking as a skill 6
2.1.2 Difference between speaking and conversation 7
2.1.3 Students’ motivation to participate in a speaking lesson 8
2.1.4 Accuracy versus fluency 10
2.1.5 Correcting students’ mistakes 11
2.2 COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES 13
2.2.1 Types of communicative activities 13
2.2.2 Importance of pair work and group work 14
2.2.3 The role of a teacher in communicative activities 16
3 PRACTICAL PART 17
3.1 MY TEACHING EXPERIENCE 17
3.2 COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION 18
4 CONCLUSION 33
5 BIBLIOGRAPHY 35
1 INTRODUCTION
At present, speaking a foreign language represents one of the essential requirements of today´s society. Besides other skills and knowledge, it is considered as one of the most influencing factors while applying for a job or sustaining in a particular work position under the condition of advancing the language level. Based on my work experience, I can confirm that knowing a foreign language is a necessity for everyone in general, mainly for my students - soldiers. These people are required to reach a sufficient level in a foreign language in order to accomplish military assignments in missions abroad. Teaching foreign languages, mainly English, for these