Teaching in the Speaking Center

What kind of atmosphere do you want your Speaking Center to have? Fun Interactive Student centered Motivational Noisy Full of English Low-anxiety learning environment Where your Students experience: Educational Success and Personal Satisfaction

What kind of learners do you need to help your Students become? Risk takers Comfortable with making mistakes Comfortable with asking you for help

Classroom Management. What is the maximum number of Students you will be teaching in the Speaking Center at one time? How will you manage your classroom?

The Acquisition Cycle What activity is the Student doing? Why is the Student doing the activity? How is the Student doing the activity?

How can we teach our Students? Ask the Student gist questions about the storyline When will you suggest that Students repeat the Listen section? Congratulate the Student after the Exercises When will you suggest that a Student reviews the Exercises?

How can we teach our Students? Shangai to New York: Clothing Store 11.1.D Street Interview: Market 18.3.A Around the World: Grand Canyon 34.3.A

How can we teach our Students? Weak Student: Take the headphones and be the program Encourage to study with subtitles off so Students take risks Encourage Students with good pronunciation to go on Use correction techniques for: Intonation Pronunciation Contractions Acknowledge good pronunciation

How can we teach our Students? Practice Exercises: Why are there no scores in the Exercises? Refer Students to the goal and target language of the Exercise Ask concept questions Provide an alternative context build if necessary Extend Students by asking them to give other examples using the target language

How can we teach our Students? Compare with the Student Use correction techniques for: Intonation Pronunciation Contractions Acknowledge good pronunciation

How can we teach our Students? Prepare with the Student Compare with the Student Strong Students: Elicit alternative answers Motivate Context build to stimulate conversation

How can we teach our Students? Always support a Student that is remediating Elicit Refer Students to the goal and target language of the Exercise Ask concept questions Provide an alternative context build if necessary Extend Students by asking them to give other examples using the target language Congratulate Students on their score

How can we teach our Students? Drag and Drop: Vocabulary Classification Vegtables 20.2.F2 Drag and Drop: Word Phrase Position 7.1.J2 Drag and Drop: Put Sentences in the Right Order 29.2.E2

How can we teach our Students? If a Student does not understand an activity: Context build Elicit Ask concept questions Extend Students by asking them to give other examples using the target language Ask Students to put the new vocabulary in a context rather than translate it Ask Students to draw meaning of new vocabulary rather than translate it Congratulate Students on activities well done