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Oracy in the classroom

Oracy means effective communication through conversation and discussions, being good at speaking English, and being able to support your point of view and help others make their point clear.

It creates an environment in which students feel safe asking questions, suggesting ideas, and creative thinking out loud.Ideas are presented and supported through discussion, and teachers take an active role by asking guiding questions and making sure everyone is involved in the conversation.

Skilled orators carefully select their words, communicating through voice, gestures, body language, and attention to an audience. Unlike debate, which focuses on making an argument and defending your best opponent, public speaking is about mindful listening and meaningful conversation. Instead of exploiting the weakness of a classmate's argument to reinforce their classmate's argument Unlike debate, which focuses on making and defending an argument to best your opponents, oracy is about attentive listening and purposeful conversation

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