Key things to remember when teaching a speaking lesson

Our next focus is on helping learners to develop their speaking skills in online lessons. You’re going to listen to Lindsay and Marie Therese talking about key things to remember when teaching speaking lessons online.

Task

Watch the video. What do Lindsay and Marie Therese say about these things?

1. Lesson objectives

2. Lesson staging/framework

3. Instructions

4. Managing time lags

5. Managing dominant and quiet learners

6. Feedback

Check your answers.

Reflect and share

What speaking activities do you often include in your face-to-face lessons? Do you think these can be used in an online lesson? How might you need to adapt them? Share your ideas in the comments.