Formulate a lesson plan to develop fluency in the language and incorporate activities in which your students participate --- such as role-plays, debates and model conversations serving as practice ground for the concepts you teach. Alternatively, include additional activities to a preexisting curriculum that is aimed at addressing specific areas --- for example, oral presentations can aid in public speaking and vocabulary cards can facilitate pronunciation. Establishing a friendly atmosphere in the classroom makes the students feel comfortable speaking with their classmates.
Identify weak areas that require your special attention or ask students to list the various areas they need assistance --- so that you can organize an effective lesson plan. For instance, to address the students' weak areas, you can demonstrate correct grammar usage with error analysis exercises and grammar games. In a classroom with several foreign students, include a 10-minute reading session in each of your lessons whereby the students read a passage out loud and practice on their pronunciation and intonation.
Prepare teaching aids to make the lessons interactive and interesting --- for example, vocabulary cards, CDs and DVDs enhance skills in English pronunciation, vocabulary and intonation.
Distribute essay topics to the students and ask them to pick subjects that they are comfortable reading, researching and writing about. Breakdown this process into stages: on each essay topic, assign a 2- to 3-day period for referencing, researching, note taking, outlining and writing of the essay; use the next day for analyzing and correcting the work completed. This process helps to address the various problematic areas that may arise along the way --- for example, how to cite references and how to format notes, outlines and references.
Conduct an oral presentation session whereby the students deliver their papers in front of their classmates. This session aims at developing the following skills: speaking, listening and critical thinking, as well as evaluating what the students are learning.