AN EVALUATION OF SPEAKING SKILLS IN PRACTICAL ENGLISH HANDBOOK1

Abstract

This article evaluates speaking skills activities in “Practical English Handbook1” by Mundala. This material was designed, certified and recommended by Higher Education Minister for the enhancement of English in the 1st years in Higher Education in DRC since 2011. The author used qualitative content analysis and has found a routine of activicties likely to help learners to speak. He suggests the revision or adaptation of this course book by incorporating many other activities like group discussion, debate, role-play, simulations, brainstorming, storytelling or reproducing, interviews etc.

Keywords

• speaking
• coursebook
• activites
• traditional
• communicative