CLIC Summer Workshop for L2 Teachers, August 12–13, 2016 Instructional phases to teach how to do things with words: The case of requests Katharina Kley CLIC Summer Workshop for L2 Teachers, August 12–13, 2016

Outline Instructional phases to teach interactional competence (Betz & Huth, 2014) Example lesson: Making requests in German Task development activity based on Betz & Huth’s (2014) instructional phases

Instructional Phases Reflection on how language in action works Contrastive analysis of L1 and L2 structures Analysis of L2 structures Practice in speaking and writing Translingual/ transcultural discussion and reflection From: Betz, E. & Huth,T. (2014). Beyond grammar: Teaching interaction in the German language classroom. Unterrichtspraxis, 47(2), 140–163.

What you need to create a lesson native language data target language data Natural interactional language data that includes the learning target own observations conversation analytic studies An understanding of how the learning target “works” in the native and in the target language

Sample lesson on requests Handout: Sample lesson plan CLIC’s “Bridging Research and Practice” website: http://clicmaterials.rice.edu/2016/05/24/2nd-semester-making-requests/

Task development activity: compliments Find one or two partners and select one instructional phase. For the phase that you selected, create one or two tasks (including instructions) on ‘responding to compliments’ in German. Use the Handout where conversation analytic findings on German and American English compliments as well as authentic compliments in German and American English are provided. Present your task(s) to the whole group.

Thank you! Questions? katharina.kley@rice.edu