Experienced initiative to improve student’s english speaking skills in grade 7

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUAN HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DIVISION Mục Nội dung Trang Introduction 1.1 The reason for choosing the topic 1.2 Research purposes 1.3 Research subjects 1.4 Research Methods EXPERIENCED Content initiatives experience 2 INITIATIVE IMPROVE 2.1TO Basis for argument STUDENT’S ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS IN GRADE 2.2 The reality of the problem 2 2.2.1 The reality of students 2.2.2 Infrastructure 2.3 The solutions used to solve the problem 2.3.1 Practice through classroom language 2.3.2 Practice speaking through grammar structure practice 2.3.3 Practice speaking in the Pre- & Post- stage of the period teaching listening, reading and writing skills 2.3.4 Form and way of organizing speaking activities This is done by: Vi Thi Hiep 2.4 Result Position: Teacher 2.4.1 With student Workplace: Trung Thanh secondary school experienced initiative is in the field of: English 2.4.2 For yourself 14 15 15 15 Conclusions and recommendations 3.1 Conclude 16 3.2 Request 17 Tài liệu kham khảo 18 QUAN HOA 2021 16 Introduction 1.1 The reason for choosing the topic English is the language which is used most by many countries, it has become the native language of many countries, it is also the language of communication in community around the world "Speaking" is one of the four important skills in teaching English to practice communicating quickly and effectively High school students are still weak in four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Especially, they are extremely afraid of speaking English during class due to many different reasons such as: embarrassment, hesitation, large classrooms, teachers have less time to practice skills for each student Organizing good speaking practice will help to overcome the above limitations Speaking skills help students to have more conditions to practice in a class Realizing the principles in each language learning hour: Review old - practice new All new knowledge is evoked gradually from the knowledge learned in the previous lesson, making students not afraid of the new lesson While practicing, students can learn from each other, correct each other's mistakes, and freely speak without being afraid of the teacher Through the practice of saying that students absorb knowledge actively, overcoming the inhibition when only a few good students participate in speaking, thus attracting all students in the class to participate Activities include moderate or weak students Enhance the behavior of students in different situations, causing excitement, confidence, and boldness for students when practicing communication in English Classes will be fun, exciting and effective As a teacher directly teaching in junior high school, I have researched, learned, read reference materials and through the media, I have drawn for myself some experience in teaching methods The teaching questions make my speaking hours more effective From the requirements of the subject and practical teaching, I would like to boldly present the experience initiative "experienced initiative to improve student’s english speaking skills in grade 7" as the foundation for grade 8.9 of the The next year 1.2 Research purposes As a teacher of English at middle school, I myself constantly research, actively, actively innovate teaching methods to improve the quality of teaching and learning I am writing this topic to share my little experience with my colleagues on different types of speaking skills for 7th graders to contribute to improving knowledge and quality of English subjects in school Find out the current situation of teaching speaking skills To build a theoretical basis for teaching English on forms of practicing English speaking skills for students in class Evaluate experimental results and draw useful pedagogical lessons 1.3 Research subjects Due to the fact that I teach and learn English from my school's teachers and students, this topic is limited to grade according to English book program and students of Trung Thanh Secondary School for Education and Training 1.4 Research Methods Observation method Research methodology and practice Integrated approach Content initiatives experience 2.1 Basis for argument Speaking skills are one of the important skills in learning any foreign language If learners use this skill proficiently and fluently, this skill will make them very excited and confident in their immediate and future learning Help them overcome the barriers of psychological inhibition when communicating with friends, teachers, strangers or foreigners and, especially, confidence when speaking in public whether it is speaking a foreign language or language mother tongue Through teaching English in primary schools, I realize the general situation is that most rural students have little opportunity to access and practice foreign languages, so most of them are still a little surprised when approaching the subject and Not realizing the importance of learning English, so in the learning process, they still not pay high attention to the lesson with high results So how students master that skill? Is it the gift that each student has, or does the student practice that skill every day to acquire? As a new teacher of English in junior high school, I have been pondering over, accumulated experience from myself and colleagues to find the best method of teaching speaking skills Application that asks students to use the language learned in communication effectively In today's seminar, from the bottom of my heart, I would like to share with you delegates, teachers and colleagues about effective methods of teaching English speaking skills for primary school students To achieve the lesson objectives, the teacher must apply many effective methods in teaching and learning activities in class In which, the method of practicing speaking skills is indispensable in every foreign language lesson In the teaching process, the application of teaching methods to guide students in acquiring knowledge quickly, making the best use of that knowledge is a big problem for cultural subjects in general and English subjects in particular The education sector of Van Lam district has been and will actively work towards the perfection of innovative teaching methods For the development of speaking skills, take the language or topic as a speaking unit and take before speaking, while speaking (while-speaking) and after speaking (Postspeaking) as a rule standard program to practice the content and language needed for students to be able to speak a certain topic after a speaking class In addition, in order for students to have more opportunities to communicate in English at a basic level and gradually develop the ability to use the language, the teacher must let students practice speaking in classes of other skills, in Language knowledge lessons or more simply, when warming up the classroom atmosphere (Warm - up), at oral test or just when teachers and students respond normally in the classroom All of these are very important in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the teaching process 2.2 The reality of the problem 2.2.1 The situation of students In recent years, according to new programs, textbooks, new methods in teaching and learning, especially when teachers' lectures are written on lively and attractive PowerPoint presentation software, many students are very successful love the subject, be more active in all activities However, there are still many weak students While learning to speak English, they face many obstacles: facing the teacher, the feeling of difficulty in expressing the language, the fear of making mistakes, the fear of being criticized by the teacher, the embarrassment of speaking first Classmates, especially when they lack many elements to speak effectively and confidently In addition to being asked by a teacher to talk about a topic, children often have no intention of expressing, although at times students have some ready-made ideas, when asked to speak it appears that they have ready So when saying something in English, they often feel compelled to speak and therefore have no real communication This means that students will have very little time and opportunity to speak In addition, when students speak English and Vietnamese, the natural tendency is that they will use media better and more easily than in Vietnamese This is a limitation that is not easy to overcome, especially for remote schools like Trung Thanh This makes classroom teachers think about more effective models of interaction According to the statistics of the oral test scores of speaking skills in December 2020-2021 school year, the quality of English speaking skills in grades 7A, 7B, I teach is shown as follows: Clas Populatio Great SL % s n 7A 24 0 7B 25 0 2.2.2 Infrastructure Rather SL % 20 16 Medium SL % 13 11 54.1 44.0 Weak SL % 16.6 24.0 Least SL % 8.0 16.0 With the requirements of educational innovation, the school's facilities are invested and increasingly growing However, due to the lack of uniformity in previous years, teaching facilities and equipment were lacking such as: there was not enough picture set for the English program; There are no classrooms with specific characteristics of the subject, so teachers cannot arrange tables and chairs in a learner-centered direction, stimulating student interaction or communication such as discussion, language games, Interview, question-andanswer and self-employment activities of individual students and teachers having difficulty fixing the location of teaching facilities such as projectors, overhead projectors, power points to facilitate damage , take time to assemble 2.3 The solutions used to solve the problem Speaking is an important skill in learning practical and communicative English It helps students apply the knowledge learned in books and daily knowledge "Speaking" is the result of Listening, Reading and Writing skills combined with language knowledge (grammar, vocabulary) The practice of this skill must be closely coordinated with other skills and must be carried out step by step with appropriate activities so that after each lesson, students can apply it in specific communication situations To that, students must memorize words, belonging to sentence patterns The combination of textbooks and sentence patterns is necessary, but that is only the beginning Students must turn it into their own knowledge so that they can apply it anywhere and when Therefore, the teacher plays an important role in leading students to reach their goals The practice of speaking skills must be done regularly through lessons, but the main focus is during speaking hours In order to teach an hour of speaking practice with high results, like any other skill session, a teacher must conduct stages: * Pre-speaking (Before speaking) * While-speaking (While speaking) * Post- skeaking (After speaking) Each stage has different tasks and purposes, depending on the content and characteristics of each article, but at each stage I use different tactics, methods and forms of organization Here I just outline some of the following basic methods 2.3.1 Practice through classroom language According to the new textbook chapter incorporating new teaching methods, junior high school students are encouraged to use English as much as possible depending on the subject's level In the classroom, teachers need to provide students with opportunities to communicate in many ways: T- Whole class, T-S, S –S The teacher is the person who guides the children through conversation from simple situations of greetings to topic conversations For example:Beginning of the lesson: * Good morning How are you? * Did you have a nice weekend? * Have you done your homework? * Let’s play a game now, shall we? * Are you ready? Ask for repetition: * Would you mind repeating…? * Could you say it again? * Pardon? Asking for clarification: * What is it? Please tell me again * What you mean? * Could you explain more about ? Ask for ideas/opinions: * What you think about that…(name)? * Do you have any ideas/opinions? * How about you? Checking: * Is that clear? * Okay so far? * Have you got it / that? In class activities, usually the teacher should use all of English (mainly English), sometimes you have to use Vietnamese (mainly Vietnamese) and sometimes use both languages (a mixture of the two languages) English Vietnamese Both  Introducing the lesson Checking attendance  Organizing  Classroom control / discipline  Giving praise  Presenting new language  Introducing a new text  Asking questions on the text Correcting errors    Setting homework 2.3.2 Practice speaking through grammar structure practice Currently, many students in grades and have quite good vocabulary and grammar, but are afraid to speak English during class time, not have communication habits, they are not confident in communicating from simple sentences like introduction Yourself… So teachers need to create conditions for them to practice their speaking skills in grades and In order to create a favorable environment for students to communicate, I have acted as a guide and implementation organization, flexibly combining many activities during teaching hours to help them think and participate in practice floating Since then, they confidently communicate, passionately enjoy learning the subject through grammar structure practice tips in class For example: * Survey: English Unit Lesson : B 4,5 – [1] Name Address Distance Means of transport * Example exchanges: S1: What’s your name ? S2: My name’s …… S1: Where you live ? S2: I live at ……… S1: How far is it from your house to school ? S2: It’s about ………… S1: How you go to school ? S2: I go to school by … * Noughts and Crosses: English Unit Lesson 2: A 4-5 [1] 1) We/meet/in the street 4) We/go/bike 7) She / leave / p.m 2) They/meet /7 o’clock 5) Hoa / buy / flowers 8) Nga / eat / cakes 1) Where will we meet ? We will meet in the street 2) What time will they meet ? They will meet at o’clock 3) He/see /a film 6) They / be back / 8.30 9) Phong / call Lan / after six 3) What will he see ? He will see a film 4) How will we go ? We will go by bike 5) What will Hoa buy ? She will buy some flowers 6) When will they be back ? They will be back at 8.30 7) What time will they leave ? They will leave at p.m 8) What will Nga eat ? She will eat cakes 9) When will Phong call Lan ? He will call Lan after six * Picture drill: English Unit Lesson A 1-2 [1] Talk about Lan’s schedule * Noughts and crosses: English Unit Lesson B1-2 [1] What are they doing ? 10 11 They are playing blind man’s buff They are playing marbles They are playing games They are skipping rope They are eating and drinking They are reading comics They are playing catch They are studying and reading in the library They are playing soccer *Find someone who … English Unit lesson A 1-2a [1] Find someone who … after school Watches TV Plays soccer Goes swimming in the pool Reads books in the library Name 12 Example exchanges: S1: Do you [watch TV] after school ? S2: Yes, I / No, I don’t 2.3.3 Practice speaking in the Pre- & Post- stage of the period teaching listening, reading and writing skills As mentioned, students are trained in speaking not only in speaking lessons but also in sub-skills in Pre- and Post-For example: * English Unit Lesson 3: A [1] - Pre-reading: What you know about Hoa ? - Post-reading: You can choose one of the following activities: + Interview : Students work in pair: S1: Hoa S2: Interviewer + Roleplay: Students work in pair: S1: Hoa S2: Hoa’s new friend Suggested dialogue: S2: Hello S1: Hi S2: What’s your name ? 13 S1: My name is Pham Thi Hoa S2: Where are you from ? S1: I’m from Hue S2: Do you have many friends in Hanoi ? S1: No I don’t have any friends in Hanoi But I have a lot of friends in Hue S2: Is your old school big ? S1: No It’s small S2: Why are you unhappy ? S1: I miss my parents and my friend in Hue very much * English Unit Lesson B1-3 [1] - Post- reading: Chain game: Students work in groups of Ss * Talk about Hoa’s family There / people / Hoa’s family Father / farmer He / work / farm / countryside He / grow vegetables / raise cattle Mother / housewife She / / housework / help / farm Younger sister / / student S1: There are four people in Hoa’s family Her father is a farmer S2: There are four people in Hoa’s family Her father is a farmer S3: There are four people in Hoa’s family Her father is a farmer He works on the farm in the countryside S4: There are four people in Hoa’s family Her father is a farmer He works on the farm in the countryside He grows vegetables and raises cattle 14 S5: There are four people in Hoa’s family Her father is a farmer.He works on the farm in the countryside He grows vegetables and raises cattle.Her mother is a housewife S1: There are four people in Hoa’s family Her father is a farmer He works on the farm in the countryside He grows vegetables and raises cattle Her mother is a housewife She does the housework and helps on the farm S2: There are four people in Hoa’s family Her father is a farmer He works on the farm in the countryside He grows vegetables and raises cattle Her mother is a housewife She does the housework and helps on the farm Her younger sister is and she is a student * Talk about Lan’s family There / people / Lan’s family Father / doctor He / work / hospital He / take care / sick children Mother / teacher She / teach / primary school Lan / have / elder brother He / journalist He / write / Hanoi newspaper S1: There are four people in Lan’s family S2: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor S3: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor He works in a hospital S4: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor He works in a hospital He takes care of sick children S5: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor He works in a hospital He takes care of sick children Her mother is a teacher S1: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor He works in a hospital He takes care of sick children Her mother is a teacher She teaches in a primary school 15 S2: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor He works in a hospital He takes care of sick children Her mother is a teacher She teaches in a primary school Lan has an elder brother S3: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor He works in a hospital He takes care of sick children Her mother is a teacher She teaches in a primary school Lan has an elder brother He is a journalist S4: There are four people in Lan’s family Her father is a doctor He works in a hospital He takes care of sick children Her mother is a teacher She teaches in a primary school Lan has an elder brother He is a journalist He writes for a Hanoi newspaper * Unit Lesson A [1] - Pre-reading: Open prediction: What you know about schools in the USA? - Post-reading: Talk about the differences between schools in the USA and schools in Vietnam School uniform Classes start Classes end In the USA x 8.30 3.30 – 4.00 In Vietnam  7.00 11.00 16 Lessons on Saturday Lunch at school x   x - In Vietnam there is school uniform but in the USA there is no school uniform - In Vietnam, classes start at o’clock but in the USA they start at 8.30 - In Vietnam, classes end at 11.00 in the morning but in the USA they end at 3.30 or 4.00 in the afternoon - In Vietnam students have to go to school on Saturday but in the USA they don’t go to school - In Vietnam students have lunch at home but in the USA they have lunch at school * Unit Lesson : A 2-3 [1] - Post-listening : Talk about public holidays in the USA 17 - Thanksgiving : turkey , good food - Independence Day : fireworks display - New Year’s Day : new clothes , stay up late until midnight - Christmas : Christmas tree, many gifts * Unit Lesson B 4-5 [1] - Post-listening : Ask and answer about the price Items Price A packet of envelope 2,000 dong A pen 1,500 dong A writing pad Five stamps 3,000 dong 2,500 dong A phone card 50,000 dong Example exchange: S1: How much is [a packet of envelope] ? S2: It’s [2,000 dong] 2.3.4 Form and way of organizing speaking activities In order to effectively implement a learner-centered perspective, it is necessary to know how to organize all students to participate in learning under the teacher's class In addition, teachers need to guide students to practice their English speaking skills in many forms such as practice in pairs, in groups, and talking between teachers and classes If so, the practice of speaking English will be more effective a Pair work Teacher and a student pair The teacher could call the gifted students to practice with them first, and then call other students to practice the model again in turn Open pair between two students not sitting at the same table It is best to call two students who are not sitting in the same row because at this distance students will automatically speak louder than when standing close together To create excitement for students, the teacher organized a game called "Ball game" Divide the class into rows, each with a small balloon with different colors The teacher plays the music and asks the students to take turns passing the ball to their classmates, not to keep the ball When the teacher stops the music, two students holding the ball stand up to practice the question-answer model and then switch roles Close pair between two students sitting at the same table With this form, the teacher must number students vertically or horizontally, assign tasks to each student in the question-and-answer pair and vice versa 18 After the teacher has assigned tasks, it is a good idea to call in a few pairs of practice pairs in front of the class Steps to perform the operation in pairs Introduce new sentence patterns: Teacher prompts and models clearly Have students repeat in unison, individually Pay attention to correct pronunciation errors for students Replace the sentence according to the suggestion Suggestions can be written on the board or sub board Ask the whole class to practice with the teacher and vice versa so the students know for sure what to Choose two students who are not sitting close together and speak aloud to the class The teacher numbered students vertically or horizontally and asked students to practice in unison Ask students to switch roles when finished The teacher walks around the class to control the activity Stop working after most of the class is done Choose 2-3 pairs of unannounced pairs to speak in front of the class b Group activities In the case of group work, if the class is tight, it is possible to have two students sitting in two adjacent rows to sit facing each other to form a group of without students moving much in the classroom , not waste time When dividing groups, ensure quantity appropriateness The number of students should be evenly distributed to each group Groups can be named in English such as numbers, colors, flowers, animals or adjectives they like 2.4 Result 2.4.1 With student After two months of experimenting with the topic "Practice English speaking skills for students in grade 7", I recorded the results of the oral test score of speaking skills as follows: Clas Populatio s 7A n 7B Great SL % Rather SL % 24 12 25 8 29 32 Medium SL % 12 12 50.0 48.0 Weak SL % Least SL % 8.33 0.00 12.0 0 0.00 The above results show that the percentage of students with the GPA or higher has increased significantly, the percentage of students achieving weak points has decreased significantly and there are no students with poor marks This proves that the application of speaking skills for students has initially had results This is the continuous effort of teachers and students in grades 7A, 7B, I undertake to teach I think, if we apply these forms of speaking practice in other grades, it will also have a certain effect 19 2.4.2 For yourself From the process of researching the topic, I have drawn some of the following experiences Like other subjects, in order to achieve high results in teaching English, the teacher must have a loving heart, respect students, grasp and understand the psychology, abilities and circumstances of each student will have strategies for impact, encouragement and appropriate teaching Teachers must prepare carefully for their lessons by mastering the content, focusing on the lessons, scientifically drafting PowerPoint presentations, collecting pictures, preparing cards, covers, and objects Actually to use properly in lessons, choose methods, tips suitable for the lesson content Teachers need to know how to use and exploit effectively modern information sources such as the Internet, newspapers, radio , use and exploit well teaching equipment such as projectors, real objects, pictures, covers , supplementary boards, textbooks The teacher must be the person who plays the role of instructing and organizing the implementation In addition, teachers have to minimize time speaking in class, increasing time using language for students Teachers need to have a positive attitude towards students' language errors, accept mistakes as an inevitable part of the foreign language learning process, and help students learn from their own mistakes and from friends and teachers should know how to encourage students with praise, mark or praise for other students to follow, should respect cooperative group learning Pay more attention to students' motivation and learning attitudes; help students properly assess the need of English for their future so that students can identify motivations and positive learning attitudes Do not put pressure on weak students or lazy students to study Instead, encourage and encourage students to learn on their own Design different types of activities according to increasing difficulty and suitable for each group of students Correctly assess students' abilities to make appropriate requests; the requirement is too low for a good and good student, it will make them feel bored and will not have the will to strive for more; Too high a requirement for a weak student will lose student confidence, and reduce student interest Create a habit of thinking in English, restrict the conversion of ideas from Vietnamese to English Collect English teaching software, combine listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in lessons Conclusions and recommendations 3.1 Conclude 20 English - the subject that helps us to integrate more and more into the modern world Proficiency in this language at a basic level in middle school will help students progress to high school better or be able to find a good job after graduation Compared with previous years, the teaching situation in English has been more positive, listening and speaking skills are especially focused, students are becoming more and more familiar with the use of this second language medium In order to create good habits and gradually form language competencies for students, teachers must always be active, proactively innovate teaching methods, explore and create teaching methods suitable to each subject local students and teaching conditions However, there are still many aspects that need to be discussed in order to find more feasible measures on the basis of theory as well as practical experience for better and more effective teaching The content I present above is just the result of my own experience, the research scope is narrow, the time is short, and the material is limited so there will be many shortcomings But with the aim of improving the quality of education, I hope this small topic can contribute more experience teaching speaking skills to students We hope to receive many valuable comments from friends and colleagues 3.2 Request The school needs to have an adequate investment in teaching facilities and equipment to meet the increasing requirements in today's innovation-oriented education Teachers must prepare well for their lessons by mastering the content, focusing on the lessons, scientifically drafting PowerPoint presentations, saving pictures, preparing cards, covers, real objects for proper use in lessons, choosing methods, tips suitable for the lesson content Teachers need to know how to use and exploit effectively modern information sources such as the Internet, newspapers, radio , and to use and exploit well teaching equipment such as projectors, real objects , pictures, covers, supplement boards, textbooks at the same time combining with reasonable teaching tips to bring high educational efficiency Students must promote their positivity in practice and practice, and must voluntarily participate in practice without fear of mistakes The students' preparation is also essential such as: memorizing words, composing new words, pre-reading textbook clues, doing homework Sincerely thank! CONFIRMATION OFUNIT HEADS Quan Hoa, May 2021 I hereby declare that this is my SKKN written without copying other people's content Writer 21 Vi Thi Hiep TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO [1] Sách giáo khoa tiếng Anh lớp – Nhà xuất Giáo dục ... development of speaking skills, take the language or topic as a speaking unit and take before speaking, while speaking (while -speaking) and after speaking (Postspeaking) as a rule standard program to practice... period teaching listening, reading and writing skills As mentioned, students are trained in speaking not only in speaking lessons but also in sub -skills in Pre- and Post-For example: * English Unit... student interest Create a habit of thinking in English, restrict the conversion of ideas from Vietnamese to English Collect English teaching software, combine listening, speaking, reading and writing