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Teaching Speaking

Wendy Arnold & Noreen CaplenSpence

China June 2010

How do you feel?

Like this?

Or like this?

When you learn you need to feel like this .

When you learn you need to feel like this .

If Wendy is speaking too FAST put your hand up! You NEED to understand me

language is the tool of thought


(Vygotsky 1978)

language is a sound with a meaning (anonymous)

Learning a new language is an ACTIVE process. YOU need to be involved!

So lets do it!

BACKGROUND

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT WARMERS VALUES AND BELIEFS ABOUT LISTENING AND SPEAKING THINK-PAIR-SHARE WHY IS SPEAKING IMPORTANT? CHALLENGES FACED WHEN TEACHING SPEAKING TEACHERS NEEDS AND INTERESTS IN TEACHING SPEAKING

What is developmental learning?


The gap between what a learner understands through their own experience and knowledge _______X_______X___________________ And what they can do with the help with more able others

Chinese proverb- Confucius Tell me and I will


forget. Show me and I might remember. Involve me and I will Understand

TELL ME .
jump
So the word jump is a verb. You use it in a sentence to show what you do.. jump? verb? sentence?

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SHOW ME

So this is jump.. It is a verb. It is an action

Ahhhh OK! I jumping.

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INVOLVE ME

This is jump. Now you do it. Say the word jump and jump.

Ahhh like this . jump

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Something to consider .
THINK-PAIR-SHARE read write say hear

You need to a word before you can .. it You need to .. a word before you can . it You need to . a word before you can . It (Linse 2005)
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You need to HEAR a word before you can SAY it


WHY?
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You need to SAY a word before you can READ it


WHY?
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You need to READ a word before you can WRITE it WHY?


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"If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting. (Covey 1989)

(Covey 1989)

Teaching Speaking Part 1

OVERVIEW

Keys for success Types of speaking Speaking techniques Reflection

KEYS FOR SUCCESS


ALLOW THINKING TIME dont expect an answer straight away, give processing time
USE VISUALS AND BODY GESTURES CONSIDER GROUPWORK speaking is social, we rarely speak alone IMAGINATION encourage unusual, interesting thinking

CONSIDER LEARNING STYLES e.g. visual , auditory , kinesthetic


MANAGE AND MONITOR classroom management, setting up activities properly

ACTIVITY 1 8 SPEAKING TECHNIQUES You are doing these activities as the students How does it feel? You are doing the reflection as a teacher What are these activities useful for? How can you overcome challenges?

SPEAK AND ANSWER Show and tell

THE ASIAN GAMES ARE IN GUANGZHOU!


They are the 16th Asian games

http://www.gz2010.cn/special/0078007T/photos09.html

These are the clothes.

He does karate.

You can see boats.

You can see taekwando.

These are the mascots .

You can see tennis here.

This is Guangzhou at Lantern Festival

Please ask me questions! WHERE WHAT WHY WHEN

LISTEN AND SPEAK

CHAIN STORY

Once upon a time there was a

It was very .

It lived in a

There were many .

There was a

One day a .

came into the .

In the end, the

and the

were .

LISTEN AND ANSWER


HOT SEAT

You can only answer YES or NO


Can you eat it? It is big? Can it run? Is it green? Can it swim? Does it have two legs? Can it fly? Is it small? Does it bite?
Now you ask questions!

TOUCH AND SPEAK TOUCH THE OBJECT

PAIRWORK Partner A) closes their eyes Partner B) gives them something to feel Partner A) says what they feel e.g. Its small. Its smooth. Its long. NOW YOU DO IT!

WATCH AND SPEAK

IN THE MANNER OF

Practice pronunciation Tongue twisters

Red lorry, yellow lorry

Big, fat sausages


Fat, hairy,red lions Fat, hairy,red leopards Green grass grows

GUESS AND SPEAK WHAT IS IT?

It has four legs. It has a top and a bottom. It has a back. What is it?
It has four legs. It has a tail. It can climb trees. What is it?

REFLECTION

Time to reflect
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3 things I remember 2 ideas I could adapt 1 question I have - SHARE

Part 2

What do you see? THINK-PAIR-SHARE Tell a partner

Seeing the same thing in different ways

Understanding the same thing in different ways

Doing the same thing in different ways

WE ALL LEARN DIFFERENTLY AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD USING DIFFERENT SENSES

LEARNING STYLES

Use visuals for visual learners Use speaking/listening for auditory learners Use movement/interaction for kinesthetic learners

BRAINSTORM THINK-PAIR Why do we need to do this?

ASIAN GAMES

EFFECTIVE USE OF VISUALS -whats the purpose of using visuals?

SPORTS AT THE ASIAN GAMES

SWIMMING

ARCHERY

ATHLETICS

BASKETBALL BASEBALL

BADMINTON

BILLIARDS

BOXING

BOWLING

SETTING UP SPEAKING ACTIVITIES -whats the purpose of setting up speaking activities?

Whats your favourite colour? My favourite colour is .

PHONEMIC AWARENESS (fluency)

Get students to decode text (read out loud) The animals got together and decided to have a . The . animals could not get through the forest. The small animals could not get through the bogs. Some animals could not . in the river The rat was very clever and he jumped on the . of the cow. The cow could swim. And the rat quickly jumped over the cows head and ran to the finishing line. He was the winner. He is the first animal in the Chinese New Year calendar. The lion is the ..

MARTIAN GAME (fluency) Get students to understand that there is verbal and non-verbal communication Get students to understand that they do not have to use language in order to make meaning

car boat lorry airplane bicycle spaceship

Time to reflect
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3 things I remember 2 ideas I could adapt 1 question I have

Thank you

This powerpoint will be uploaded to the British Council website.

References Covey, S,R ( 2004) The 7 habits of highly effective people. USA:Franklin Covey Linse, C (2005) Vygotsky, L.S. (1978) Mind in Society. USA:Harvard University Press

Thank you

Noreen Caplen-Spence

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