TEACHING SPEAKING : VIDEO CONFERENCE

A. Teaching Speaking

 

The goal of the language is communication. So whatever language we learn, wherever we learn, and we never we learn, the goal of language learning is always aimed at using it for communication. Although we may use it only for receptive purposes such as listening and reading it is also part of communication.

For productive skills like speaking and writing, the communication function is even are crucial. In this section, we will look at why speaking skills is important, how to teach the skills? What teacher should know in order to better the speaking activities in a language class? Let's start by looking at the following sites which present some useful tips on how to choose activities in a speaking class, and some consideration that teachers should know when planning a language instruction focusing on the teaching of speaking:

1. Oral Production in the second language classroom

2.Teaching speaking skills: Overcoming classroom Problem

3.Useful techniques/activities for teaching speaking

4. Using technology to teach speaking 

5. Web-based speaking practice  

6. Technologies for teaching speaking 

B. VIDEO CONFERENCE

A video conference is a live, visual connection between two or more people residing in separate locations for the purpose of communication. At its simplest, video conferencing provides transmission of static images and text between two locations. At its most sophisticated, it provides transmission of full-motion video images and high-quality audio between multiple locations. You can be using some apps:

1. Skype

2. Google Hangout 

See the example of a video conference about the problem for integrating technology in the Indonesia School Today :

https://youtu.be/1ZuKNKWMZtA