Abstract

Speaking is an essential skill which enables language learners to play with the target language in their own thinking and creativity. It is also a complex and dynamic skill that requires detailed planning to teach in a classroom environment. On the one hand, foreign language learners feel challenge as they attempt to improve their speaking skills. On the other hand, foreign language teachers struggle to appeal to the needs of language learners as a result of the scarcity and ambiguity of the pedagogies in transfering the skills necessary to produce oral communication performance. This study investigates the main approaches in teaching speaking skills in English as foreign language classrooms and provides a multiperspective approach to implement in the speaking skills courses. It builds a bridge between theory and practice for English language teachers.