Steve Brock Jamie Demson

1. SteveBrockJamie Demson Employing Polls in the Three Communicative Modes

2. National Standards 5 C’s 1996

3. Three Modes of Communication • Interpretive • Interpersonal • Presentational • Integrated performance assessment unit employs all three in this order.

4. Interpretive

5. Interpretive The Interpretive Mode focuses on the appropriate cultural interpretation of meanings that occur in written and spoken form where there is no recourse to the active negotiation of meaning with the writer or the speaker.

6. Interpretive: Others?

12. Student Examples • Done on PPT. • Should reflect aspects of target culture. • Research-based.

13. Interpersonal

15. Interpersonal The Interpersonal Mode is characterized by the active negotiation of meaning among individuals. Participants observe and monitor one another to see how their meanings and intentions are being communicated. Adjustments and clarifications can be made accordingly.

16. Rule of 10 Why would I always have students ask ten other students in their polls?

17. Topics: Target Language • Music: “What’s your favorite type of music?” • Food: What’s your favorite vegetable?

18. Divide by Language • French • German • Spanish • Other

19. Presentational

20. 1994: Goals 2000

21. Presentational The Presentational Mode refers to the creation of oral and written messages in a manner that facilitates interpretation by members of the other culture where no direct opportunity for the active negotiation of meaning between members of the two cultures exists.

22. Good luck with your presentations à la modes.