1. Teacher Professional Growth- An Approach to Improving English Speaking 李國禎台中市光明國中英語科專任教師台中市國中英語輔導團輔導員 richardli.tw@yahoo.com.tw http://eng-j.guidance.tc.edu.tw/

2. Why is speaking English important for us? 1. We ’ re teaching the English language. 2. We ’ re professional English teachers. 3. We want to be holistic English teachers. 4. Students can learn the language from their teachers. 5. I just feel good when speaking English.

3. Requirements 1. A Skype account 2. Configure your audio settings right 3. A headset 4. A webcam (optional)

4. One on One Online English Class 1. 新天地線上英語學院 http://www.newskyonline.com/newskyonline/ 2. 中澳國際 http://topstudy.sg1010.myweb.hinet.net/online 3. Buddyschool http://www.buddyschool.com/ 4. ABC School http://www.abcschool.com.tw

5. A Trial Class Apply for a free thirty-minute trial class. The teacher can decide on your level of proficiency. You can state your purpose of learning and discuss how you want the class to be conducted.

6. Some important features Easy and convenient to use Train yourself to think in English Express yourself in English A summary of what you read Talk shop Help with your questions in teaching Speaking cannot be acquired through books or any other form of self-study

7. Application in Teaching- in an Ordinary Class Giving instructions Conducting an activity Explaining new words or phrases

8. Application in Teaching- in an All English Class Show and tell The special class for the language gifted Learning English from Youtube

9. Application in Teaching- the English Speaking Club Raw materials- anything goes Atmosphere- no pressure Devising discussion questions Asking follow-up questions Making the discussion go well

10. Application in Teaching- Presentations at Workshops The Analysis of the BCT English Village 勤耕

11. Barriers We May Encounter Anxiety Losing face Lack of persistence Technical problems No need to speak?

12. Input before Output Firefox & Downloadhelper- Youtube Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address KMPlayer & Format Factory- MP3 Piratebay & Miro Piratebay Harry Potter E-Books & AudioBooks BBC Podcasts

13. Thank you for listening!!