1. Giving Instructions Simple And Effective Deliveries
How To Make It Work
Simple And Effective Deliveries
a skill at doing a specified thing, typically one acquired through practice.
Giving Instructions

2. Who am I? Daniel Moonasar Certified Teacher – U.S.A
10 yrs. teaching experience
5 yrs. U.S.
5 yrs. South Korea
MRes- Educational and Social Research
Assistant Professor of English at Gimcheon University
EPIK/ TaLK Teacher Trainer
KOTESOL Presenter
Corporate English
Daniel Moonasar

3. Objective Objective: To provide participants with:
Identifying steps for giving instructions
Strategies for giving instructions
Giving instructions practice

6. What Went Wrong? Make groups of 4
Discuss what was wrong with the instructions
Be ready to share

7. Icebreaker Introduce yourself Ask “When is your birthday?”
Line up: Birthdays January December

8. No PPT and minimal speaking
Icebreaker
No PPT and minimal speaking

9. Strategies Writing CCC (Clear, Consistent, Concise)
Authoritative language
Same actions = same instructions
Minimal steps

10. Strategies
2. Chunking
Scaffold instructions
4:5 rule

11. Strategies 3. Reduce “teacher talk” Valuable vs. Detrimental
Consistent word choice
Comprehensible input

12. Strategies 4. Checking Comprehension Use modeling
Instruction check questions
Comprehension check questions

13. Strategies 1. Get together and make groups of 4.
2. Plan out a scary Halloween story.
3. You must use some past continuous tense verbs.
4. But, use all past studied verbs/ conversation strategies (CS). Underline all CS.
5. Practice your story. Everyone must help tell the story.
6. Best story gets 5 extra participation points.

14. Strategies Make groups of 4. 2. Sit down & wait.
3. Make a Halloween story.
4. Must have: 3 past continuous + 3 simple past verbs
5. Also use previous verbs and CS.
6. Practice: Everyone must tell the story.
7. Best story = 5 extra points.

15. Strategies 1. Jwenn ansanm, epi fè gwoup nan 4.
2. Plan soti yon istwa pè Halloween.
3. Ou dwe sèvi ak kèk kontinyèl vèb sot pase ajite.
4. Men, sèvi ak tout vèb etidye / estrateji konvèsasyon sot pase (CS). Souliyen tout CS.
5. Pratike istwa ou a. Tout moun dwe ede rakonte istwa a.
6. Pi bon istwa vin 5 pwen patisipasyon siplemantè.

16. Strategies 1. Fè gwoup nan 4. 2. Chita & rete tann.
3. Fè yon istwa Halloween.
4. Dwe gen: 3 sot pase kontinyèl + 3 senp vèb sot pase
5. Tou itilize vèb anvan ak CS.
6. Pratike: Tout moun dwe di istwa a.
7. Pi bon istwa = 5 pwen siplemantè.

17. Tips for success Teacher Attention Language Students
Uses one position, always
All students
Is real language
Have time restrictions
Provides completed examples
Attention grabber
Routine
Have a Visible Checklist
Models
Triggers
Economical
Respond to CCQ/ICQ
Use CCQ/ICQ
Anchors
Circulates

18. Reminder
Instructional Language is often MUCH more complex than the actual target language.
Teacher talking time should be at a minimum in a student centered classroom; this is also true for instruction.
If you only do one thing in your lesson plan, figure out how to give instructions.

19. Activity 1 Instructions: 1. Read “My instructions”.
2. Rewrite the instructions for your level of students.
3. Consider: Writing CCC, Chunking, Reduce “teacher talk”.
4. Be ready to give insturctions to another group.

20. Activity 1 Instructions: 5. Practice giving your instructions.
6. Each team take a turn.
7. When finished give and get feed back.

21. Activity 2 Instructions: Give your instructions to the class.
We will give you feedback.

22. Closing and Questions http://danielmoonasar.wordpress.com
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