本书是高教社外语教师教育与发展丛书之一，是一部关于口语教学与研究的实用专著。全书分五个单元介绍了英语口语教学中应当注意的相关问题，具有很强的实用性，适合英语教学工作者参考学习。

Foreword

Chapter One

What is speaking?

1.Introduction

2.What is speaking?

3.Approaches to speaking

4.Speaking in action

5.Teaching speaking

6.Assessing speaking

7. Conclusion

Further readings

Helpful Web site

References

Chapter Two

Speaking for beginning

level learners

1.Introduction

2.Syllabus design issues

3.Principles for teaching speaking to beginning learners

4.Tasks and materials

5.Teaching pronunciation

6.Speaking in the classroom

7.Assessing beginning learners

8.Conclusion

Further readings

Helpful Web sites

RefeFences

Chapter Three

Speaking for intermediate

level learners

1.Introduction

2.Svllabus design issues

3.Principles for teaching speaking to intermediate learners

4.Tasks and materials

5.Teaching pronunciation.

6.Speaking in the intermediate classroom.

7 Assessing intermediate learners

8.Conclusion

Further readings

Helpful Web sites.

References

Chapter Four

Answer key

Speaking for advanced

level learners

1.Introduction

2.Svllabus design issues

3.Principles for teaching speaking to advanced learners

4.Tasks and materials

5.Teaching pronunciation

6.Speaking in the classroom

7.Assessing advanced learners

8.Conclusion

Further readings

Helpful Web site

References

Chapter Five

Key issues in teaching

spearing

1.Introduction

2.Students’first—language use in the English speaking class

3.Reticence and dominance in speaking activities

4.Learning styles in the speaking class

5.Responding to oral errors

6.Speaking activities in large classes

7.Multi-level speaking classes

8.Technology and teaching speaking

9.Conclusion

Further readings

Helpful Web sites

References

Glossary

Index