Tip
How to get ESL students talking

1.Teach in a conversational style, not in a typical teacher-student lecture style.

2.Make each lesson fulfill a practical learning goal that pinpoints a task they need to carry out in everyday life. For example, shopping at the grocery store.

3.Take the student on outings to actual places and ask them to watch you engage in an appropriate conversation in English. For example, asking the produce manager at the grocery store if they have organic pineapple.

4.After taking the student on an outing, bring them back to the classroom and role play the various conversation patterns that are useful in that situation.

5.Give action homework where students are required to speak English in order to complete the assignment. For example, fill out a library card application at the local library.

6.Correct the student's pronunciation and practice with them on a regular basis.

7.Organize group meetings with several students and have them interact as part of the lesson.