Hi folks!
Last week we got a wonderful opportunity to watch the IATEFL Conference. I chose the topic devoted to the Oracy skills and 21st century ( https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/oracy-skills-21st-century ). The conference session turned out to be so much interesting that I decided to share with you, what I've recently learnt.
Anil Bayir and Ishak Ersin Kirac, the speakers, introduced the school where both of them are currently teaching oracy skills. They say that nowadays it's essential that a little child be prepared for the huge world of communication. So, it's quite obvious that the graduates of this school are going to be successful people. There were some pieces of advice on the improvement of one's oracy :
1) Speak no more than 30 seconds, otherwise, the interlocutor will be bored
2) After somebody's story ask some questions but if you are not really interested don't even try to. Don't try to be what you're not.
3)Mind the style of your speech, in order to avoid confusing situations.
4) Learn some nursery rhymes and tongue twisters to train yourself at oracy.
I think these are rather easy pieces of advice to follow and develop your speaking skills.
Having watched the session, I got curious whether Russian schools have the same useful subjects or not. I'd like to find it out, and if you are also interested in this info, please, let me know in the comments below!
