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Teaching Speaking to Chinese English Learners - TEFL Blog
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Teaching Speaking to Chinese English Learners
The following essay is a summative task for my TEFL certification course. I have chosen the topic "Problems for learners in a country of your choice" and the country of focus is China. In the essay, I would like to answer the question "How to help Chinese learners improve their conversation skills?"
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State of the problem
Phonetic System
Chinese Censorship
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Intonation and Stress
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Teaching Speaking in an ESL Kindergarten
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Are TEFL qualified teachers in demand in English speaking countries?
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Two Useful Practices to Decrease Teacher Talking Time
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The Importance of Speaking English in Today's World
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The Benefits of Fluent Speaking in a Second Language
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