Life activity

As far as oral skills are concerned my students should be prepared for university – studying English or studying another subject which is taught in English.

As far as oral skills are concerned my students should be prepared for life outside academia.

Specific oral exams are a good idea to give marks for spoken English.

My criteria for judging performance in spoken English are…

Having a compulsory communicative part in the Abitur is ….

Being competent in speaking  English is more important than being competent in writing English.

Students should be able to speak and understand Received Pronunciation and General American.

Competence in speaking is more important than competence in writing.

My ideas to get  students to talk/discuss…

My ideas to get students to give a talk…

Topics from the Bildungsstandards that I deem suitable for talking.

Students with impaired hearing, a stutter, an inability to pronounce certain sounds – how should we deal with them?