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I KNOW THE CEFR…NOW GIVE ME THE STRATEGIES!. Alfreda Ledonne , Carole Knezevic , Susanna Gojsic Hamilton Wentworth District School Board. Brise -Glace. La cure pipe Créez et partagez La réflection : Comment est-ce que cette activité aide nos é lèves ?
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I KNOW THE CEFR…NOW GIVE ME THE STRATEGIES! AlfredaLedonne, Carole Knezevic, Susanna Gojsic Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
Brise-Glace • La cure pipe • Créez et partagez • La réflection: • Comment est-cequecetteactivité aide nosélèves? • Qu’est-cequecetteactivitérenforce?
L’oraldans la classe • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11jG7lkwDwU
Wall street institute… • We teach people how to understand & speak English, not to memorize grammar and vocabulary. • We offer flexible class scheduling. • You can begin learning English at a time most convenient for you. There are no strict class schedules to follow. • Only English is spoken in our centers, creating an immersion experience that helps you learn. • We have an Innovative method that integrates three different teaching styles to help all students learn. • We offer small class sizes: an average of 3 students in core classes. • Our teachers are native English speakers. • We have over 35 years experience. • Our students have fun! Each center offers Social Club activities where you can learn English while participating in fun social activities both in the center and at an outside location.
CEFR AT WORK… • What does the CEFR look like in my classroom? • L’ Approche Communicative • La Perspective Actionnelle • La Grammaireest enseignée en contexte
40 minutes of Student Talk Time…C’est Possible! • Define the communication goals for that class • What am I going to have the students say to me today? • What problem will they solve? • Use a variety of groupings • Have them work in partners, small groups, and large groups • Change this a number of times in a period. • Use a variety of “quick” strategies : Réchauffement, Action et Consolidation
La Circumlocution • How to get my students to not ask: • Comment dit-on…en anglais? • Teach them how to “talk around” an unknown word by using other communication strategies.
Essayons la Circumlocution • Choisissez un image. Essayezà décrire le mot en utilisant la circumlocution. Hamster Headache Braces
Expansion of the “Oldies” • Prof du jour (Je me Présente) • Q & A • P: Quelest ton nom? S: Mon nom c’est… • A & Q • P: Mon nom c’est… S: Quelest ton nom? • La date: • Aujourd’hui, Hier, Demain • La météo: http://www.meteomedia.com/
TapisRoulant • Les questions personnelles • La négotiation • Les directions
À la Banque • A reward system linked to an authentic situation: Going to the Bank. • Students earn and/or are taxed “dollars”. • At a set time each week, students role-play a customer and a bank teller to either deposit or withdraw money. • Once a month, students take part in a class auction and bid on items for sale.
Consolidation • À la chaîne: • Can be used to enforce reading comprehension, a sequence of events or general vocabulary
Action Oriented Task Examples • What do I want my students to talk about? • Example: Je me présente • 4/5ieme: You are a new student who just arrived at a new school. You want to make a new friend. Introduce yourself to your new seating partner. • 6ieme: You are a contestant on the Bachelor looking for your ideal mate. Introduce yourself to the panel of judges on the Bachelor, explain your personal details, interests, hobbies and your ideal partner. • 7ieme: You’re a contestant on Miss Universe. Introduceyourself to the world and explain why you are the ideal candidate based on what you would do in your role. • 8ieme: You’re a contestant on a reality TV show. Present yourself to the judges. Explain why you would be a perfect candidate and past experiences that will help you in this role.
Authentic Exposure • La musique • La compréhension: les exemples • www.flevideo.com • Les publicités • Tic Tac France (Worst Breath in the world) • Evian Roller Babies
Where do I begin? • FOCUS on EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: • Explicitly teach COMMUNICATION and COMPREHENSION strategies mots amis, gestes, etc) • These are tools for students • Explicitly teach COMMUNICATIVE strategies used to get them to talk!! • FOCUS on creating a safe environment and promoting risk-taking: • Encouragement: Celebrate what they CAN DO • Maximize student engagement by incorporating student interests. • Emphasisethat SUCCESS is different for each student. • Provide support: anchor charts, resource pages • Provide multiple opportunities for practice through gradual release: Modeled Practice, Shared Practice, Guided Practice, Independent
Questions? • AlfredaLeDonne, FSL Core Grade 7 • Alfreda.ledonne@hwdsb.on.ca • Carole Knezevic, FSL Core 4 – 8 • Carole.knezevic@hwdsb.on.ca • Susanna Gojsic, FSL Core 4 - 8 • Susanna.beatrice-gojsic@hwdsb.on.ca http://omlta2013.wikispaces.com