definion of sound

Oral Communication Skills
Oral Communication Skills
Training
Training
Unit 3:
Unit 3:
Deciding What to Teach
Deciding What to Teach


British, American and other varieties of
British, American and other varieties of
English each have distinctive features,
English each have distinctive features,
especially in the vowel system
especially in the vowel system
How do we decide which model to teach?
How do we decide which model to teach?

Is English one of the languages
Is English one of the languages
used for communication among
used for communication among
people in your country among
people in your country among
themselves (not to expatriates)?
themselves (not to expatriates)?
If yes, is there a model of English
If yes, is there a model of English
special to your country and

special to your country and
acceptable to educated speakers in
acceptable to educated speakers in
your country?
your country?
If no, go to next
If no, go to next
slide.
slide.
Teach this model
Teach this model

Does your country have historical
Does your country have historical
connections with a country where
connections with a country where
English is the “native language” of
English is the “native language” of
most people?
most people?
1. If yes, do most
1. If yes, do most
people in your
people in your
country regard this
country regard this
model as a standard?
model as a standard?
2. If yes, are most
2. If yes, are most

English textbooks
English textbooks
used in your country
used in your country
written in this
written in this
model?
model?
If yes to 1 and 2, use this
If yes to 1 and 2, use this
model
model
If yes to 1 but no to 2, teach
If yes to 1 but no to 2, teach
both models.
both models.
If no, go to
If no, go to
the next
the next
slide
slide

Do textbooks used in your
Do textbooks used in your
country represent a variety
country represent a variety
of models?
of models?
Is access to

Is access to
international media
international media
readily available?
readily available?
If the answer is yes to both
If the answer is yes to both
questions, then make students
questions, then make students
aware of more than one model and
aware of more than one model and
let them choose.
let them choose.