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20 - Speaking and Good Language Teachers

from Part III - Instructional Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2020

By
Robbie Lee Sabnani  and
Christine C. M. Goh
Edited by
Carol Griffiths  and
Zia Tajeddin
Carol Griffiths
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Zia Tajeddin
Affiliation:
Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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Summary

Chapter 20 discusses the importance of good speaking skills and strategies, and its authors present the findings about what a good language teacher does to draw on pedagogical content knowledge for speaking instruction.

Keywords

speakingmetacognitionfluencyaccuracycomplexitystrategiesfeedback
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Lessons from Good Language Teachers , pp. 260 - 272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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