Choral Speaking
Choral speaking is the art of using voices in unison (all) or part (small group) to produce a piece of poetry or prose that highlights, through performance, the images and the mood that the writer of the piece envisaged.
Choral speaking is not simply speech training, and delivery of a piece relies on careful teaching and student cooperation. When approached enthusiastically and in a structured, systematic way, choral speaking has an obvious educational value for students of English. Not only does choral speaking provide essential learning of English vocabulary and structures, it also allows students to learn English as a group where the pressures on individuals to perfect English speaking are removed.
The group approach to learning a performance piece also alleviates the students' self-consciousness, elevating a unity of purpose within the group. Choral speaking also encourages a knowledge and appreciation of English literature within a poetry and prose context.
