Arsenio's ESL Podcast: Season 3 - Episode 24 - Speaking - Encouraging Communication

Send us a textThere are several ways to encourage communication using questions. As a teacher, I love asking the follow-up question technique. If my student constantly gives me 1-7 word responses (with no open-ended answers), I would either create an easy task or have them read out loud. Normally when a student is closed, it's because they lack confidence. I would encourage all teachers NOT to pressure them by continuing to ask the same question, putting them in an eve...