Teaching speaking for specific purposes (SSP): a structured approach

The article responds to the increasing need to teach successful speaking in situations of the increased problematic nature, which include almost all instances of professional communication as well as oral exams in the academic context. The approach is research based and relied on certain provisions of the cognitive systems involved in speech production, the principles of communicative mobility and problem-based learning. The main focus on designing the tasks is carefully constructed scaffolding leading to the acquisition of all necessary skills for a student to be a successful independent communicator even in the stressful environment. The system of teaching steps based on the suggested approach has been tested at English language classes in NRU HSE.