Considering how much time, effort, money Korean students invest in learning English, it's quite surprise how few of them end up speaking fluent English. While the reasons for their shortcomings are certainly numerous, one of the main problems is that ...
Considering how much time, effort, money Korean students invest in learning English, it's quite surprise how few of them end up speaking fluent English. While the reasons for their shortcomings are certainly numerous, one of the main problems is that many students lack confidence, and instead of speaking out clearly and loudly, they swallow their words. Faced with a foreigner who fails to understand their English and asks "Pardon?" the students lose further confidence and their English becomes even worse.
But it is possible to break out of this vicious cycle. One method is "choral reading"-reading out loud together. This paper will introduce the basics of choral reading and how it can be used. Choral reading can start with chanting English phrases for the younger students and reading together out loud for the older students.
The choral reading method not only helps students to learn to pronounce each word, but will help them learn the accent of word and the intonation of phrases and eventually the rhythm of English to give even the shiest student the confidence to speak better English.
Speaking fluent English isn't just about learning more words, but it's about learning how to say the words you already know.