{"id":672,"date":"2016-05-24T04:54:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T20:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seedssg.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2016-05-24T04:57:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T20:57:43","slug":"public-speaking-practice-at-the-english-resource-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/2016\/05\/public-speaking-practice-at-the-english-resource-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Speaking practice at the English Resource Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-672 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/2016\/05\/public-speaking-practice-at-the-english-resource-centre\/samsung-digital-camera-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/SDC10189-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/2016\/05\/public-speaking-practice-at-the-english-resource-centre\/public-speaking-2015a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Public-Speaking-2015a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/2016\/05\/public-speaking-practice-at-the-english-resource-centre\/public-speaking\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Public-speaking-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Since the start of the AEC (Asian Economic Community) at the end of 2015 the students at the English Resource Centre in Pekanbaru, run by SEEDS employees, feel increased pressure to improve their English speaking skills.<br \/>\nIt is Saturday night at 8pm. Small groups of students are found in all corners of the English Resource Centre: some are singing English songs, some are hanging-out in the TV-area watching an English program about wildlife while others surf the Internet, and a couple of students just have a chat \u2013 of course in English.<br \/>\nBut don\u2019t be deceived by this apparently leisurely scene: students at the English Resource Centre mean business, even if it is Saturday night! Soon most of them gather in a big circle in the library. Led by one of the student volunteers with more advanced English skills they are ready for another round of Public Speaking practice.<br \/>\nPublic Speaking practice on Saturday nights started in 2011 out of the students\u2019 desire to practise speaking in front of other people and increase their confidence to do so. The procedure is simple, but very effective and proves to be very popular. Anybody can join at any given level of English, no matter how confident. The main thing is willingness and determination to \u2018just try\u2019.<br \/>\nEach participant writes a word on a piece of paper which is then collected. Different roles are assigned: a timekeeper, a grammar checker, a vocabulary checker. Every participant gets the chance to do an impromptu speech for a maximum of three minutes based on their drawn word and then receive feedback about how to improve grammar and vocabulary. This flexible format means that students at all levels see improvement.<br \/>\nSEEDS employees encourage the students with more advanced English to sharpen both their English as well as their leadership skills through leading the Public Speaking sessions. 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