{"id":5805,"date":"2016-06-28T11:01:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T11:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=5805"},"modified":"2016-06-28T11:01:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T11:01:44","slug":"a-framework-for-communicative-speaking-oup-elt-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=5805","title":{"rendered":"A Framework for Communicative Speaking (OUP ELT Blog)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 11 | June\u00a027<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036]<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tony Prince\u00a0says, &#8220;Opening digression \u2013 Problems and solutions<\/p>\n<p>Often what we see as a problem in the environment, actually has its roots in ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018I keep getting interrupted when I\u2019m trying to work.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Well maybe that\u2019s because you\u2019re afraid to say no when someone asks you for help, or to challenge an \u2018urgent\u2019 email that threatens to take hours out of your planned schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Before you protest \u2013 explaining how \u2018I really don\u2019t understand your context\u2019 \u2013 recognise that the beauty of you being the problem (and by you I mean we, including me), is that you are the solution as well.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You may not have control of your options, but you do have the power to choose. There is always a choice, no matter how limited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To the point \u2013 Taking control<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What does this have to do with Speaking?<\/p>\n<p>Frequently when students express frustration with their speaking, they frame it as a problem with the environment<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/category\/english-for-academic-purposes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read full article<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 11 | June\u00a027, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Tony Prince\u00a0says, &#8220;Opening digression \u2013 Problems and solutions Often what we see as a problem in the environment, actually has its roots in ourselves. \u2018I keep getting interrupted when I\u2019m trying to work.\u2019 Well maybe that\u2019s because you\u2019re afraid to say no when someone 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