Spoken English
After quite a few years in classrooms, I am still struck by how critical it is for students to talk and discuss texts before writing about them. Of course, in exams, they can't, but to get students to the point where they can analyse with confidence or flit between the 'big-picture' of a whole literary work whilst focussing on key parts, it takes time. Over the months and years, students need to the opportunity to talk about what they are studying; a silent classroom has its place, but over time, not much will be learned.