Exploring Fluency in Oral Communication (Part 1)
Listen to English Language teacher Sharon Ng share how she began her classroom inquiry into fluency in oral communication, and what shaped her inquiry question.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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In this episode, English Language teacher Miss Sharon Ng talks about her classroom inquiry project on fluency in oral communication. In conversation with Dr Caroline Ho, a Lead Specialist from ELIS, Sharon explains how she started on classroom inquiry, what motivated her, and how she created her inquiry question.
The ‘Exploring Fluency in Oral Communication’ episodes feature Sharon Ng, an English Language teacher at Chung Cheng High School (Main) who attended ELIS’s Classroom Inquiry for EL and Literature Teachers course in 2021.
Further reading on oracy and oral communication
Topic | Further Reading |
|---|---|
Oracy | Bygate, M. (2001). Speaking. In R. Carter and D. Nunan (Eds.), The Cambridge guide to teaching English to speakers of other languages (pp. 14-20). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press |
Goh, C. C. M. (2007). Teaching speaking in the language classroom. Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre | |
Goh, C. C. M., & Burns, A. (2012). Teaching speaking: a holistic approach. New York: Cambridge University Press. | |
Mah, A.S.H. (2016). Oracy is as important as literacy: Interview with Christine C. M. Goh. RELC Journal 47(3), 399-404. |
Episode published on 24 November 2022.