ЕЛЕМЕНТИ РЕТОРИКЕ У ФУНКЦИЈИ РАЗВИЈАЊА УСМЕНЕ ПРОДУКЦИЈЕ НА СТРАНОМ ЈЕЗИКУ – ПРИМЕР МОДЕРНОГ ГРЧКОГ

Abstract

One of the main goals of foreign language teaching is enabling effective communication through giving students tools to express their views and interact with other language speakers. There are many factors that affect the process of oral production development, as well as various strategies that can be applied in the process of motivating students to acquire knowledge and express themselves orally. Oratory techniques can be very useful in this process, because they can help the learner prepare for oral production in a foreign language. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of rhetorical elements and oratory techniques that can be applied in the case of oral production in Modern Greek as a foreign language. The paper primarily compares the views expressed by Durbaba (2011) on the successful foreign language oral production and what Nusic (2009) and Avramovic (2008) underline as important for oratory. In addition, we present the oratory techniques that can be used in learning correct articulation and accentuation at A1/A2 (CEFR) level, as well as in preparation for a wellargued oral presentation on B1/B2 (CEFR) level of Modern Greek, with emphasis on learning Modern Greek as a foreign language on university level, at the Department of Modern Greek Studies of the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. In addition, we point out the influence of affective factors, such as anxiety and motivation, on oral expression, as well as the ways in which oratory techniques can be a great tool for foreign language teachers in the process of motivating their audience (the learners).