Effective communication

Helping students get their message across in English.

Before you watch
Here are some things that students say about trying to be fluent:

• I always want to ask my teacher if my English is correct
• I worry about making mistakes
• Sometimes I don’t have any ideas about what to say
• I feel shy when I speak English in front of my classmates

Do you think your students would agree with any of these comments? Now, watch the video and listen to the advice from other teachers.

Reflection
Would you like to discover some more ideas to encourage speaking fluency? Look at these activities in our Language Assistant section on fluency activities for lower level and higher level learners.

Have you got an idea you can share with other teachers? Add a comment below.