Conversational Strategies
Renzo Zambrano
Section 851
Reading Nº 1: Why don´t our students speak English?

I really liked this reading a lot because it shows a reality that is happening in highschools at the moment. Nowdays, English learners have been suffering a serie of consequences that are affecting their learning process. English students express that they don´t feel motivated by their teachers and all the technniques they are using in order to teach are not the appropiate ones. They comment that English Teachers keep using the old fashioned methods when it comes to teaching this language, they don´t let students speak in class and they are the ones who speak all the time, making the class boring for the student and this causes that students don´t learn anything at the end.


1).- Why students feel frustrated when they speak English in class?

2).- Is it good for students to speak English inside and outside of class?

3).- Do teacher motivate their students to speak English?

4).- How did you learn to speak English fluently? listening to music? watching tv?

5).- Are you able to practice English with friends, neighbors or any foreing person?

6) Which methods would you like to use to improve your English Language?

7).- Would you be comfortable if your teacher lets you to speak more in class?

8).- Would you feel embarrased if your teacher corrects you in class?

9).- Do you agree if one of your classmates corrects you?