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Ways to generate confident communication and spontaneous talk in the languages classroom. Rachel Hawkes. teacher talk. s tudent to student. s tudent to teacher. planned tasks. 1 Teacher talk – 5Cs. Consistent Clear / concise Communicative Checks understanding Creative.
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Ways to generate confident communicationand spontaneous talk in the languages classroom Rachel Hawkes
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1 Teacher talk – 5Cs • Consistent • Clear / concise • Communicative • Checks understanding • Creative
2 Incidental talk Have a routine for recording the incidental talk that arises in everyday classroom interaction.
Incidental talk Y8 beginner German first 6 weeks • danke (thank you) • gut (good/well) • bitte (please) • einfach (easy) • jetzt (now) • eineFrage ( a question) • eineAntwort (an answer) • schwierig (difficult) • ein Heft (an exercise book) • fast (almost) • schnell (fast) • eineAusnahme (exception) • die Aussprache (pronunciation) • intelligent • klar (clear) • Ist das…? (Is it/that…?) • nein (no) • kein (no + noun) • nicht (not)
Was istrichtig? • Ich lese/sprecheeinBuch • Deutsch istdanke/gut • Ich bin intelligent/ein Heft • Matheisteinfach/jetzt • Usain Bolt laüftsehr fast/schnell • Ichhabekeine/nein Brüder • Physikistschwierig/ja
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3 Phonics Students will be more confident at speaking in the target language if they have a secure grasp of the sound/writing relationship.
idea elefante araña olvidar casa universo cerdo ciclista coche cucaracha gimnasia hamburguesa España zumo guitarra llave
4 Question words Students can initiate in the classroom as soon as they know the individual question words, so teach these with gestures asap! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqCvE258vY0
¿Cómo? ¿Porqué? ¿Con quién? ¿Dónde? ¿Qué? ¿Quién? ¿Cuándo?
¿Quépreguntaes? • Juego al fútbol. • ? • en Comberton. ¿Dónde?
¿Quépreguntaes? • Juego al fútbol. • ? • el sábado. ¿Cuándo?
¿Quépreguntaes? • Juego al fútbol. • ? • ¡JUEGO AL FÚTBOL! ¿Cómo? ¿Qué?
¿Quépreguntaes? • Juego al fútbol. • ? • ¡Esfenomenal! ¿Porqué?
¿Quépreguntaes? • Juego al fútbol. • ? • con mis amigos. ¿Con quién?
5 Teach it! Interaction language needs teaching. Introduce key structures and encourage students to use and re-use them often. http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/French-Classroom-Display-6336471/ http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/German-Classroom-Display-6340641/ http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Spanish-Classroom-Display-6336470/
hablar? trabajar en pareja? escribir? ¿Tenemosque… memorizar? pegarlo? entregar los cuadernos?
hablarmás despacio? dar un ejemplo? repetir? ¡Hola! ¡Hola! Buenos e.j. Me gustala música! ¡Hola! días ¡Señor(a)! ¿Puede… firmar mi merit? ayudarme? leer esto?
fácil difícil así…así bastante muy ¿Cómofue? Fue… poco divertido fatal aburrido Ha ha ha!
olvidado ganado terminado (No)He… perdido hechomisdeberes entendido
un problema todocorrecto una idea Tengo… dolor de cabeza Geburtstag un perro einenHund perdido hambre/sed
lascartas de oro • ‘Cartas de oro’ because they are some of the most useful words you’ll learn ever • Play them at any time we are talking in Spanish ‘whole class’ – needs to be relevant to our discussion theme in some way • When you ‘play’ one you put it back in the envelope • Your aim is to use at least 3 per lesson – more than this (reward=spontaneous leader – call home)
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6 Spontaneity is planned! What is spontaneous for the students can be planned for by the teacher! Incorporate a range of different tasks into lessons that require students to produce language off the top of their heads. http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Talking-to-Learn-6207455/ http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Talking-to-Learn-2-6219693/
¿Quéprogramas te gustan? Your answer must contain EXACTLY 7 words! ¿Quéprogramas no te gustan? Your answer must contain more than 9 words!
Salut! Je m’appelle Clarisse et j’habiteà Fonainebleau. Je suisdrôle et intelligente et je suis fan de foot! Le foot, c’est ma passion. Mon équipe, c’est le PSG. Mon frère Rényesttrèssympa. En genéral on s’entendbien et normalement on regarde les matches de foot ensemble.Hiersoir, j’airegardé un match de foot international à la télé, J’aimangé du popcorn, commed’hab. Le weekend dernier, je suisallée au Parc des Princes oùj’airegardé le PSG contreAuxerre. J’aiaimé le match parcequ’il y a eudeuxpénalties. Après le match, je suisallée au café oùj’aimangé un sandwich. ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹
¿Quellessont les questions? 7. Oui, maisc’est un peuennuyeux. 1. J’adore le sport. 2. Quinzeans. 6. Oui, bien sûr. Et toi? 3. À Cambridge. 5. Oui, j’aimebeaucoup. 4. Oui.
Buscaa la persona que… • juega al fútbol los sábados. • va al cine a menudo. • lee todos los días. • ve la telecadadía. • nuncadescargamúsica del Internet.
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7 Creating contexts Teach specific language e.g. for game playing or for group talk tasks and then keep creating opportunities for students to use it.
¿Qué piensas? Pienso que... ¡Sí, es verdad!¡No, es mentira! ¡Yo también!¡Yo tampoco! X X X ¡Estás loco/a! ¿Qué piensas?
Pilla al intruso A España Perú Brasil Cuba B Madrid Paris Londres Barcelona C yo ella nosotros Usted D uno dos diez doce
And finally… Involve the students in reflecting on their own TL use and the teacher TL use. Ask them regularly to give their impressions as to their own progress.
Project: Classroom talk Questionnaire: (write the answers in the back of your book, we will compare them each half term to see if the % increases) • How much German does your teacher speak in the classroom (% of total speech)? • How much German do you use when talking to your teacher (% of total speech)? • How much German do you use when talking to other students (% of total speech)?
Secret policeman • Someone in the class is the secret policeman. • They will take note of who uses the German classroom phrases the most. • At the end of the class, the secret policeman will reveal him/herself. • The person using them the most German phrases will receive a reward at the end of the class.
http://www.all-languages.org.uk/events/language_world/language_world_2014http://www.all-languages.org.uk/events/language_world/language_world_2014 Rachel Hawkeswww.rachelhawkes.com (Presentations and Training Speaking)My profile on TES:http://www.tes.co.uk/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=257847 My email:rhawkes@comberton.cambs.sch.uk