TEACHING PRODUCTIVE SKILLS TO CHILDREN
The four skills Receptive: Reading Listening Productive: Speaking Writing
SPEAKING AND WRITING Definition Aspects to teach Activities
SPEAKING: Definition Speaking involves expressing ideas and opinions, expressing a wish or desire to do something, negotiating or solving problems or establishing and maintaining social relations.
SPEAKING: To be successful Students have to control… The ability to articulate phonological features of the language comprehensively; Expertise on stress, rhythm, intonation patterns, An acceptance degree of fluency, Transactional and interpersonal skills, Skills in talking short and long speaking turns, Skills in the management of interaction, Using appropriate formulae and fillers.
SPEAKING: Aspects ACCURACY PRONUNCIATION FLUENCY VOCABULARY
SPEAKING: Accuracy… TO PRACTISE … includes the correct use of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. TO PRACTISE
SPEAKING: Fluency… … is the ability to keep going when speaking spontaneously.
SPEAKING: Pronunciation
SPEAKING: Vocabulary
COMMUNICATION GAMES & INFORMATION GAP SPEAKING: Activities COMMUNICATION GAMES & INFORMATION GAP
SPEAKING: Activities ROLE PLAY & SIMULATION
SPEAKING: Activities GROUP WORK & PAIR WORK
SPEAKING: Activities NEED TO COMMUNICATE
DEBATES OR DISSCUSIONS SPEAKING: Activities DEBATES OR DISSCUSIONS
WRITING: Definition This productive skill allows putting the thoughts into words in a paper.
WRITING: Spelling
WRITING: Layout & Punctuation
WRITING: Sentence construction & Text cohesion
WRITING: Creative writing
WRITING: possibilities and activities REAL WRITING TASK
WRITING: possibilities and activities BRAINSTORMING
WRITING: possibilities and activities guided and freer writing activities structure writing activities WRITING ACTIVITIES
WRITING: possibilities and activities CLASS NEWSPAPER
TO SUM UP Guide Important but secondary role Motivation < Teacher talk time > Students talk time Positive feedback