{"product_id":"the-art-of-teaching-speaking-research-and-pedagogy-for-the-eslefl-classroom-9780472031658","title":"The Art of Teaching Speaking: Research and Pedagogy for the ESL\/EFL Classroom","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat elements make a speaking activity successful? Which tasks or activities really help build speaking fluency? What does the research show regarding speaking activities? What mistakes do ESL teachers often make in speaking activity design?  In this highly accessible and practical resource  Keith S. Folse provides a wealth of information to help ESL\/EFL teachers design and use speaking tasks that will actually improve students speaking fluency. The book presents and discusses the relevant research and assessment issues and includes case studies from twenty different settings and classrooms around the world so that readers learn from others about the problems and successes of using various speaking activities.  Teachers will find the chapters on Twenty Successful Activities and Ten Unsuccessful Activities particularly valuable. The successful activities are provided for classroom use and are reproducible. The book also contains five appendixes that explain what teachers need to know about vocabulary  pronunciation  and grammar and how they affect the teaching of speaking. Samples of successful lesson plans and a list of resources useful for teaching speaking are also included.  Keith S. Folse  Ph.D.  is Coordinator  TESOL Programs  University of Central Florida (Orlando). He is the author of Vocabulary Myths (University of Michigan Press  2004) and more than 35 second language textbooks  including texts on grammar  reading  speaking  listening  and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647027601461,"sku":"ByrdShop_0472031651","price":24.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780472031658.jpg?v=1781686138","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-teaching-speaking-research-and-pedagogy-for-the-eslefl-classroom-9780472031658","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}