Which of the following classroom practices helps a teacher to develop oral language among the students?

Oral language development refers to the process by which individuals acquire and refine their ability to use spoken language effectively for communication.

Key Points 

• Role plays involve students in acting out scenes or characters from a story, requiring them to use oral language to communicate and interact with others.
• This practice encourages students to express themselves, use appropriate vocabulary and language structures, and engage in meaningful conversations and dialogues.
• Participating in role plays provides students with opportunities to enhance their oral language skills in various ways:
  • Vocabulary and Language Development: Students expand their vocabulary and learn new words and phrases through the context of the story and the characters they portray. 
  • Communication Skills: Role plays foster effective communication skills as students interact with their peers, expressing ideas, opinions, and emotions. 

Hint

• Chorus reading of the text with the teacher mainly focuses on reading skills, not oral language development.
• Chorus recitation of a poem after memorizing it emphasizes memorization and repetition, rather than spontaneous language use.
• Practicing the correct pronunciation of new or unfamiliar words is beneficial for pronunciation but does not necessarily develop overall oral language skills like conversation, expression, and interaction do in role-plays.

Hence, participating in role plays helps a teacher to develop oral language among the students.