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Speaking - more than grammatical correctness

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Part 1
Classroom Speaking Activities
by Jeremy Harmer
from The Practice of English Language Teaching 3rd Edition
Pearson Education 2001.

Part 2
Organising free speaking
by Simon Mumford
from Modern English Teacher, 13/4 October 2004.

Part 3
The Shy speaker
by Renata Simunkova
from English Teaching Professional 2004.

Part 4
Process Speaking 1
by Patrick Howarth
from Modern English Teacher 2001.

Part 5
Student presentations
by Philip Brown
from Modern English Teacher 2005.

Part 6
Viva la viva!
by Caroline Mei Lin Ho
from Modern English Teacher, 13/4 October 2004.

Part 7
Preparing students for speaking tests
by Sally Burgess and Katie Head
from 'How to teach Exams' - Pearson Education.

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