Using Technology to Learn and Teach Speaking skills

Whatsapp

When students are faced with an activity where they must speak in English, they have a lot of insecurities to speak. That is why using a familiar app like whatsaap can reduce the insecurity and stress that can cause them to speak in English.

If you want your students develop their speaking ability While using WhatsApp, students have the chance to individualize their learning, especially the language they have been working on.

They can monitor and check their language output for mistakes. Further, students are able to practice their pronunciation (accent, intonation, speed of speech) while rehearsing for the recording, all while exposing themselves more to the language and building positive feelings towards speaking.

There are two limitations for using whatsapp, first that not all the students will have connection to internet, so they cant use the application and second maybe not everyone have mobile phone.

Despite that two factors i would like to try using whatsapp to reduce insecurity or stress for your students and you can provide feedback personally.