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Teacher Training Conference
July 2016
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GETTING STUDENTS TO SPEAK
Daniela Clarke
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What makes a good speaker?
Key questions Key questions Martina How can I help? What makes a good speaker?
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Areas for improvement Martina How can I help? Unclear focus of activity - accuracy or fluency - students just speak No teacher aims No help with ‘ideas‘
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Areas for improvement Areas for improvement Martina How can I help? Ineffective error correction Students not pushed enough to use new language in speaking activities Underchallenged students: no task given to ‘listeners‘
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SPEAKING: Accuracy Accuracy Martina How can I help? Learner focus on: correct use of language Teacher focus on: correction
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SPEAKING: Accuracy SPEAKING: Fluency Fluency Martina How can I help? Learner focus on: communication message rather than language Teacher focus on: no correction delayed correction
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ERROR correction
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How can I help? When to correct? When to correct SPEAKING: Accuracy
Martina How can I help? When to correct When to correct AIM: Accuracy or fluency? Language or communication?
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Teaching FLUENCY
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Promoting fluency SPEAKING: Accuracy Promoting fluency Martina
How can I help? Work in pairs. Watch the mime. A: Tell the first part of the story ... B: Tell the next part of the story ...
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Pushing students to USE NEW LANGUAGE
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Look at the photo. What speculations do the reporters make about the event?
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Why do you think the man did this?
What happened in the end?
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Tasks for LISTENERS
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SLIP IN A SENTENCE
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IDEAS
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SPEAKING: Accuracy Use your mobile ... Martina How can I help? Mobile phones Find a photo: of someone you love that you wish wasn‘t taken important to you
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