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The Communicative Approach

The Communicative Approach. Lisa Doherty Email: dulidoherty@gmail.com Blog: dulidoherty.wordpress.com. Popular Methodologies. Watch videos. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 CLASSES? 100% student speaking Pair work Teacher as Facilitator/Monitor. Watch videos.

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The Communicative Approach

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  1. The Communicative Approach Lisa Doherty Email: dulidoherty@gmail.com Blog: dulidoherty.wordpress.com

  2. Popular Methodologies

  3. Watch videos WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 CLASSES? 100% student speaking Pair work Teacher as Facilitator/Monitor

  4. Watch videos WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 CLASSES? 100% student speaking Pair work Teacher as Facilitator/Monitor

  5. Who should be speaking in a language classroom: the teacher or the students? STUDENTS!!!!!

  6. Communicate • Leaner should interact with other people; either face-to-face, in group or pair work, or in writing.

  7. Cooperative Learning Pair Group

  8. Groups for Communication Groups of 4 What is this color? This color is ________.

  9. Purpose is to use REAL communication • Ex. Objectives are focused on communication • SWBAT tell another student to put classroom objects on a desk using prepositions • Ss must have a NEED to communicate • SWBAT – Students Will Be Able To…..

  10. Give your partner directions. Put the pencilnext to the notebook. Put the _____ (preposition) the ______. (object) (object) Where is the teacher(me)?

  11. What is the teacher doing?

  12. Teacher Roles • Facilitator and guide. • Observing • Error correcting

  13. Student Roles • Active participants in their own learning process • Learner-centered • Cooperative • Students are learning from each other.

  14. Teacher to Class mode

  15. Student to Student mode

  16. Student to student mode

  17. Communicative Approach • Students are talking • Teacher is NOT talking • Working in Pairs or Groups • Teacher is Facilitator

  18. Teacherless Activities

  19. Fluency Lines • Hi, how are you? • What’s your name? • Where are you from? • Nice to meet you.

  20. Fishbowl Technique for Modeling

  21. Onion Ring

  22. Surveys Do you like speaking activities?

  23. Surveys • Do you like speaking activities? • Count # of people you asked(10) • Count # that said “yes”(9) • Divide “yeses”(9) by total(10) • 9/10 = .9 .9 x 100 = 90% 90% of the teachers like speaking activities.

  24. Conversation Grid

  25. Shared Language “I met ________. She is from________. She loves ______. She hates ______.”

  26. Forcing Language • Information gap activities • This is an activity where the students HAVE TO talk to each other in order to complete the activity.

  27. A Gap • Her name is _____________. • What _____ your favorite foods? • What is a gap? A lack of information, a missing piece

  28. Information Gap Activity Student A “How much is the ______?” “It is ______.” Student B “It is _______” “How much is the _____?” $1.00 PEN PEN $5.00 RULER RULER

  29. TIME “It is _______.” “What time is it?” B

  30. Drawings • Don’t need many photocopies

  31. Student A

  32. Give your partner directions. Put the lamp next to the chair. Put the _____(preposition) the _______. (object) (object)

  33. Student B

  34. Student A: How much is the eraser?Student B: It is $1.25.

  35. SINGULAR(1) Student A: How much is___________?Student B: It is_$_____. PLURAL(2, 3, 10, 100….) Student A: How much are_________? Student B: They are_$______.

  36. Ex. What if the teacher just teaches “colors” to Ss. How could you give an immediate pair assignment where the Ss are talking to each other?

  37. Scenario • After teaching “I am wearing a blue shirt. She is wearing a red dress.” The teacher asks the Ss individually what they are wearing. Then the teacher assigns Ss to work in pairs and tell each other what they are wearing. • Is this a good increase of STT? • Could we increase it some more? Could we extend the activity?

  38. Thank you! • PLEASE TRY ONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN YOUR TEACHING THIS WEEK!

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