Teaching Listening and Speaking Skills is more a Talent than a Profession in ELT: a Decisive Revelation

Abstract

Of all the areas governing ELT, teaching listening and speaking skills remain the most admirable venture of an ESL teacher. This is mainly because of the risk factors that control this impressive job. An ESL learner does not require or even need not care for information from literature or linguistics, rather he/she is expected or forced to learn and experience the language in the way that befits his learning plan or condition. As such is the case, one cannot expect an esteemed professor holding rich literary background and proficiency to prove his expertise in the issue of teaching listening and speaking skills, unless he trains himself with a school of qualities and interests that attract and allow the learners to grow with these precious skills. In short, teaching listening skill is more of an attitude adjustment than anything else.