DEVELOPING SKLILLS AND STRATEGIES
Students often think that the ability to speak a language is the product of
language learning, but speaking is also a crucial part of the language learning
process. Effective instructors teach students speaking strategies -- using
minimal responses, recognizing scripts, and using language to talk about
language -- that they can use to help themselves expand their knowledge of the
language and their confidence in using it. These instructors’ help students
learn to speak so that the students can use speaking to learn.
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