Promoting Speaking Accuracy and Fluency in Foreign Language Classroom: A Closer Look at English Speaking Classrooms*

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the literature about teaching and learning English speaking in depth and draw main guidelines about how to increase speaking accuracy and fluency in language classrooms for both English language learners and teachers. The first section of the paper is about the general features of speaking skills. The second section mentions the relevant studies related to speaking classrooms. The third section contains teaching speaking approaches by focusing on generally accuracy and fluency. The fourth section gives readers practical suggestions about what to do in order to enhance speaking accuracy and fluency both from psychological and instructional perspectives. Lastly, the fifth section presents a conclusion summarizing the study and combining all suggestions made by the researchers in this area.

Keywords

• Autonomy-supportive climate, English speaking, motivation, accuracy, fluency.

Yabancı Dil Sınıflarında Konuşma Doğruluğunu ve AkıcılığınıArttırma: İngilizce Konuşma SınıflarınaYakın Bir Bakış*

Öz

Bu çalışma, İngilizce konuşma öğretimi ve öğrenimi ile ilgili literatürü derinlemesine analiz etmeyi ve yabancı dil sınıflarında İngilizce konuşma doğruluğunun ve akıcılığının nasıl artırılması konusunda hem İngilizce öğretmenleri hem de İngilizce öğrencileri için temel esasların verilmesini hedeflemektedir. Çalışmanın ilk bölümü konuşma becerisinin genel özellikleri hakkındadır. İkinci bölüm konuşma sınıflarıyla ilgili alandaki çalışmalardan bahsetmektedir. Üçüncü bölüm doğruluk ve akıcılık yaklaşımlarına odaklanarak konuşma öğretimi yaklaşımlarını içermektedir. Dördüncü bölüm okuyuculara, hem psikolojik hem de metodolojik açıdan konuşma doğruluğunu ve akıcılığını artırmak için neler yapılmasına gerektiğine dönük öneriler vermektedir. Son olarak beşinci bölüm, çalışmayı özetleyen ve bu alandaki araştırmacıların önerilerini birleştiren bir sonuç sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• özerklik-destekleyici ortam, İngilizce konuşma, motivasyon, doğruluk, akıcılık.

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