The Communicative Approach

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

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

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

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

9. Cooperative Learning Pair Group

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

12. 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…..

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

14. What is the teacher doing?

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

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

18. Teacher to Class mode

19. Student to Student mode

20. Student to student mode

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

22. Teacherless Activities

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

25. Fishbowl Technique for Modeling

26. Onion Ring

27. Surveys Do you like speaking activities?

28. 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.

29. Conversation Grid

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

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

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

33. 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

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

36. Drawings • Don’t need many photocopies

37. Student A

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

39. Student B

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

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

42. 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?

43. 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?

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