Publication details
Ehancing students' Speaking Skills
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Foreign Language Competence as an Integral Component of the University Graduate Profile IV |
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| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | ESP; legal English; speaking skills |
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| Description | The paper aims at sharing the experience from developing students’ speaking skills both inside and outside their classes. The author uses examples from English for legal purposes, nevertheless, the methodology can be adapted to various other ESP settings. The presented tasks focus on practicing discussions, role-plays and short spoken deliveries. In order to succeed in effective oral practice, it is beneficial to engage the students in the feedback. If such activities are used systematically, the students can be a natural part of the evaluation procedure and they become more confident in performing communication tasks. |