Oral Second Language Proficiency

Providing an integrated view, this book reviews the role of oral components of language corses and explores the nature of spoken proficiency, considering how this ability develops, both in children and in adults. A major section is devoted to classifying and evaluatng oral tasks and the study concludes with discussion of the design and evaluation of oral language courses. It is intended for language teachers, teachers on in-service courses, teacher educatiors and researchers, adn those working more generally in language education and applied language research.
 
Providing an integrated view, this book reviews the role of oral components of language corses and explores the nature of spoken proficiency, considering how this ability develops, both in children and in adults. A major section is devoted to classifying and evaluatng oral tasks and the study concludes with discussion of the design and evaluation of oral language courses. It is intended for language teachers, teachers on in-service courses, teacher educatiors and researchers, adn those working more generally in language education and applied language research.