3。1。3 Factors of Successful Speaking Tasks

     Although the success of a speaking task depends on many factors, the following characteristics are common in successful speaking tasks。

     In a successful case of oral teaching, the students talk a lot in foreign language。 But ,there is a common problem in the activities in oral class, the students often say one or two simple utterances in the foreign language and spend the rest of the time chatting in their native language。 Another common problem is that the teacher talks too much of the time, thus taking away valuable time from the students for exercises。

     Whether the task takes place among the whole class or in small groups, a successful task should encourage as many different students as possible。 The task should be designed in such a way that the outspoken students do not dominate the discussion。 When necessary, the teacher may interfere to guarantee equal opportunities for students of different levels。