THE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING ENGLISH SPEAKING

These principles are seen in the following guidelines for teaching oral
language, which are still followed in contemporary Berlitz schools:

Never translate: demonstrate
Never explain: act
Never make a speech: ask questions
Never imitate mistakes: correct
Never speak with single words: use sentences
Never speak too much: make students speak much
Never use the book : use your lesson plan
Never jump around: follow your plan
Never go too fast: keep the pace of the student
Never speak too slowly: speak normally
Never speak too quickly: speak naturally
Never speak too loudly: speak naturally
Never be impatient: take it easy


Taken from : Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching By JACK c. RICHARDS

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