Yunjoung's blog

We, Koreans study English from Kindergarten but oracy skills are not good considering the duration of studying.
As Yunjoung mentioned, oracy skills are essential if English learners are to participate fully in a democratic society. Speaking involves in number of complex skills and strategies–not only the stringing together of words in proper grammatical sequence but also the organizing the words into coherent, powerful messages that help the speaker attain personal goals. Listening and speaking are integral to communicative competence. This ability begins with oracy training in English-language development.
Even We can write and read, if we can not speak what we want, there can be communicational problems. I agree with Younjoung that it is therefore vital for teachers to help students overcome their oral language quietude.