How a good Grasp of public Speaking Skills help in SLA (Second language

Acquisition) classrooms.

An educator who placed importance in Public

Speaking skills will find it easy to interact and to
instruct his students. We should observed and
learnt students’ level of learning, their interest and
liking and their intelligences in order to understand
them and to deliver ourselves in the way that will
benefited both parties. By applying the Public Speaking techniques in SLA (Second
Language Acquisition) classrooms, an educator who is giving instructions in a foreign
language is capable of projecting confidence in utterances. If a teacher is unable to speak
easily in public or in classroom setting, the students might bump into obstruction and find
it hard to ingest their learning. In other words, if the tutor appeared to have no confidence
in delivering his knowledge, students are less likely to take by heart the importance. Let
us imagine a situation whereby a discourse is taking place between a teacher (also
without proper Public Speaking skills) and a group of students. She spoke monotonously,
stammered, and made zero eye contact with the students. Do you think the students will
comprehend or even listen? It will only help the students to puzzle, also led to difficulties
in picking up the grammatical nuances of the language. When students are unable to
verbally exchange with their teachers in order too fuel their growth, it will severely
handicap their ability to use the language outside of a classroom setting. Educators learnt
to appreciate their students when these skills are greatly grasp. We will know the exact
method to dominate the class and have fun while teaching. These skills help us to
constantly think positively and strive for the betterment of students. Learning a second
language in addition of their respective native language is neither painless nor easy. They
come from different environment, different culture and different situation; they are also
differed in English background knowledge thus varied on how they deliver themselves in
learning. An educator who mastered the skills will make sure no one felt left out during
the teaching of the second language. The process of learning a second language has its
own hurdles, which will sometimes tarnish the confidence and the interest of learners. A
good educator who perceived these skills will manage to bring balance in class, to satisfy
their students’ requirements and at the very same time, to follow the lesson plan given.
The students with the help of educators must be aid to realize that learning is a
combination of failing, learning from mistakes and steadily move ahead. The wise usage
of this rhetoric art in SLA classrooms will help educators gain attention to what you say
as you make points by raising and lowering your voice volume, be confident with your
teaching materials, result in fruitful presentation, flawless in fluency thus maintain your
credibility and the last but not least, to ensure that you are being heard. Public speaking
skill is a proven method to successfully aid teachers in SLA classrooms.

Farah Liyana BT Mohamad Shukri

liyana1473@yahoo.com (facebook)