A Applying the New Curriculum in Classroom School Education Quality Improvement Pprogram (SEQI 2) برنامج تحسين جودة التعليم في المدارس A Applying the New Curriculum in Classroom Integrated Training Program for English Language Master Trainers for MTs Kuwait City December, 2017

DAY 3. Oral communication Designing effective teaching, learning, and assessment activities for developing speaking skills December ,Kuwait

By the end of the day, the participants will be able to: Discuss the key element to designing an active learning speaking activity Discuss factors to consider in designing a speaking activity Analyze an oral communication lesson in the textbook of English language for a certain grade by clear criteria and make the necessary planning adjustments. Suggest different solutions for developing and assessing an oral communication competence for that specific grade. Objectives of Day 3

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When planning a speaking activity, the most important thing your plan must do is create a ………..? NEED TO COMMUNICATE What stage is this in our active learning process?

What are the steps of Active Learning. ( from the previous ex What are the steps of Active Learning ?( from the previous ex.) In language learning, the most important thing about active learning is it motivates the students to actually……? analyze 5 min

Oral Communication Assignment 2: 10 minutes CRITERIA Analyze an oral communication lesson in an English language textbook. Use the following criteria: Is the structure of the lesson clear? Is the lesson related to the specific competence that should be developed? Are the students asked to experience and exercise real oral communication? How many students are actively involved in the lesson at any one time? What kind of resources/stimuli could be used in this lesson? Are they varied? 6th Grade Page 24 Page 28 Page 33 Oral Communication Assignment 2: 10 minutes Analyze one of these

Oral Communication Assignment 3 : 15 minutes Take the same specific competence and create your own speaking activity Write your plan out

In your activity, why do students need to communicate? Why do students want to communicate? Assignment 3 15 minutes

Oral Communication Discussion What should we consider when planning a speaking activity? Hint : Think Active Learning

Oral Communication Discussion What specific competence and standard are you serving? What do you actually want them to say to each other? What makes the communication REAL? Classroom Management Structural support/reference Oral Communication Discussion

Assignment 4 15 Minutes Types of Oral Activities : ASSIGNMENT Narrative presentation Informative presentation Simple interactions Discussions/conversations Brainstorming ASSIGNMENT Come up with one example for each type of an oral activity ( we have 5 groups , each group will be assigned to do one type ) When you are working on this task, consider: 1) Motivation: How is it entertaining? Interesting? Fun? Does it Create a Real Learning Situation ? 2) How is it inclusive? How do you get a lot of students involved? How do you monitor their work? 3) Remember the elements of Active Learning we previously discussed Assignment 4 15 Minutes

Oral Communication Assessment What is the first question you need to ask yourself before planning an assessment for an activity? Assessing Teaching and Learning Not Marking Oral Communication Assessment Do I need to assess ?

Oral Communication Assessment Give me some examples of ways you use formative assessment with out recording or documentation (and may be spontaneous) Oral Communication Assessment

Oral Communication Assessment What are factors we should consider in assessing a speaking activity? Oral Communication Assessment

Oral Communication Assessment (There are many others) 1. What is the purpose of the activity? 2. Is my assessment specific and targeted to identify what I want the students to learn? 3. What does success look like? If this is the first time you have done a debate, then success is very different than if it was your fourth debate. 4. Who do I want to assess? (Don’t need to assess every student) Oral Communication Assessment (There are many others)

This is a short discussion about active learning and speaking up This is a short discussion about active learning and speaking up .. It`s to pave the way to the end of session 1

Last notion This is to encourage them to apply active learning ( speaking ) in their classrooms

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