ENHANCING SPEAKING SKILL OR COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

Abstract Communicating in a foreign language especially through speaking has been and will always be the priority of the foreign language teachers as well as students of this foreign language. As far as being one of the most visible productive skills it is also one of the most problematic because of the different kinds of difficulties that students might face up. But apart from this, speaking is still an objective to be achieved in every aspect of studying a foreign language and for this reason it is intended to use the most appropriate and up-to- date techniques. However, communication and speaking are two different terms sometimes confused as expressing the same notion, while in fact they are two different things indicating different processes. The purpose of this presentation is to make the difference between these two concepts pointing out the positive and negative factors which influence developing speaking skill as well as the techniques used to enhance such a skill. Giving a general idea of the two confusing terms, it is intended to clarify what communication is and how important it becomes in speaking a foreign language. Furthermore it will be another perspective on considering speaking skill, not only as a productive one but what helps and/or discourages students from practicing speaking in English. In addition this presentation will be a reconsideration of what methods and techniques are used to help students develop such a skill and teachers fulfill and achieve the goal.