1 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．Conelusion

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2 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

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3 Chapter Three Speaking for intermediate level learners

1．Introduction

2．Syllabus 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

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4 Chapter Four Speaking for advanced level learners

1．Introduction

2．Syllabus 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

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5 Chapter Five Key issues in teaching speaking

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-1evel speaking classes

8．Technology and teaching speaking

9．Conclusion

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