Teaching Speaking in the Nepalese Context: Problems and Ways of Overcoming them

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  • Bal Ram Adhikari Department of English Education, Mahendra Ratna Campus, Tahachal, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v15i1-2.4602

Keywords:

Speaking skill, Interaction, Teacher-fronted teaching, Learner-centered activities

Abstract

Fluency-first approaches such as Communicative Language Teaching and Task-based Language Teaching aim at the development of communicative competence in students by engaging them in meaningful interaction. Ability to speak accurate, appropriate and effective English is vital for meaningful interaction that ensures students' communicative competence in English. Unfortunately, in the Nepalese context, especially in government-aided schools and constituent colleges of Tribhuvan University (TU), speaking skill lies on the periphery of English Language Teaching (ELT) owing to several factors. This article attempts to explore those factors that have been a hindrance in developing speaking skill in Nepalese students in general and the students from the above-mentioned institutions in particular. This article draws on the author's experience as a supervisor of student teachers from B.Ed. and M.Ed. programmes and his teaching experience at a constituent campus of TU. Moreover, the article presents some suggestions that can help English teachers to overcome the hindrances.

Key words: Speaking skill; Interaction; Teacher-fronted teaching; Learner-centered activities

Journal of NELTA

Vol. 15 No. 1-2 December 2010

Page: 1-9

Uploaded date: 3 May, 2011

DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v15i1-2.4602

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Bal Ram Adhikari, Department of English Education, Mahendra Ratna Campus, Tahachal, Kathmandu

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Adhikari, B. R. (2011). Teaching Speaking in the Nepalese Context: Problems and Ways of Overcoming them. Journal of NELTA, 15(1-2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v15i1-2.4602

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Vol. 15 No. 1-2 (2010)

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