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Experience a day without pens and embrace the power of speaking and listening. Discover the benefits of oral language teaching, improve communication skills, and unlock new opportunities. Language facts, activities, and inspiration included!
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A day without pens, just learning through listening and speaking
So, what’s the big idea? • Science and research tells us that speaking and listening are important in helping us to learn • Studies show that oral (spoken) language teaching has positive benefits for learning also…
Employers tell us that they want to employ people with good spoken communication skills • People with good communication skills are more successful in finding employment • Communication skills are relatedto salary... ££s ££s
Language facts! Scientists have found parts of the brain that are specifically linked to language, Broca’s area (blue) and Wernicke’s area (yellow)
Language facts! There are about 1,025,109 words in use in the English language (according to the Global Language Monitor) Any baby is born with the ability to speak any language – but grows up to speak the language it hears around it Most children learn language very rapidly from birth to 5 years
Language facts! Chit, chat. Blah! Blah! Animal species can communicate, but we are the only species to have words in spoken language - we are unique!
What sort of listening and speaking have you done so far today? Have you…
Language is like most other things we learn – practice makes perfect! Good speaking and listening skills will really help with…
Learning Self confidence Job prospects Friendships Understanding
Today will be a ‘no pens’ day, where we’re really going to focus on our speaking and listening skills… All day!
“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination.We learned to talk and we learned to listen. Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn't have to be like this. All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.”
