Some people say that speaking is one of the most difficult skills that English learners need to have because some learners do not have enough vocabulary, they do not know about grammar structure or the pronunciation sometimes is not good. But, we know that it is a process and we should take every opportunity to speaking English, It is not important if you make mistakes.
We think that at the beginning of the learning process all students are insecure because sometimes the lack of vocabulary is common in these cases; when a person is starting to learn another language, the other important factor is the coherence and the cohesion in a discourse as people who never had practiced his/her spiking skills tend to speak very slow for this reason fluency is a very important thing. On the other hand the students always have some problems with the correct pronunciation and the intonation of the phrases too.
Now, everyone can improve their speaking, so here there are some tips to achieve it:
•Ask your teacher to correct important mistakes while you are speaking.
•Ask your teacher to note important mistakes, and correct them after you have spoken.
•Try to “think in English” as much as you can.
•Spend a few seconds thinking about how and what you want to say in English.
•Try to listen English speakers in the radio, CDs, TV and if you know one talking with he/her.
•Record you voice. Then listen and tried to identify your mistakes.
•Avoid translating words in your own language, but if it is necessary use a good dictionary or ask your teacher when you are not sure about the meaning or pronunciation of a word or phrase.
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Lourbelys Linares
Noherist Ochoa.
