Steps to successful communication for young learners

Successful communication is key to a successful future for our young learners – in a social and an academic context. Language experts from Cambridge University Press explain in a webinar some of the barriers that may prevent young learners from speaking in the EFL classroom, and provide tips for overcoming these barriers.

The barriers that prevent speaking effectively may encompass not knowing enough language and not having enough chances to use it. How then can teachers help young learners overcome these barriers? They can do this by making the classroom a safe place; acting as a mentor and not as a judge; fostering collaboration and not competition; motivating students; building confidence with carefully graded language; using a wide variety of activities to counter boredom; creating lots of opportunities for speaking practice; and encouraging meaningful expression with personalized tasks.

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