Improving Speaking Skills

This article examines the different circumstances under which infant and adult learners develop speaking skills. We will see the facilities or difficulties in both cases in order to focus on the real possibilities of adults to develop a high level of speaking proficiency. We will see what the role o...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Navarro Romero, Betsabé
Format: article
Publication Date:2009
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repository:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/10090
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/10090
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Speaking skills
Adult learning
Oral communication
Teaching strategies
Destrezas orales
Aprendizaje de adultos
Comunicación verbal
Estrategias de enseñanza
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Summary:This article examines the different circumstances under which infant and adult learners develop speaking skills. We will see the facilities or difficulties in both cases in order to focus on the real possibilities of adults to develop a high level of speaking proficiency. We will see what the role of the teacher is in order to improve the learners’ skills, the features of oral communication that need to be improved and which strategies can be used to overcome the difficulties.