How to Teach Speaking (Thornbury, 2005)

Full podcast episode available here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusyProfessionall // Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/busyprofessional // Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/busy-teacher-podcast-the-best-books-reviews/id1795041669 — Follow us for more insights & updates: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/busy_proffesional/ — TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@busyprofessionalScott Thornbury's "How to Teach Speaking" offers a comprehensive guide for English language teachers aiming to enhance their students' oral communication skills. The book explores what proficient speakers do and know, covering aspects like speech production, linguistic knowledge, and sociocultural awareness. It then examines the specific challenges of speaking in another language. Furthermore, the text provides practical awareness-raising and appropriation activities designed to foster speaking development. Finally, it discusses strategies to promote learner autonomy in speaking and methods for planning and assessing speaking skills in the classroom.