Teaching English Speak, Writing, view Flashcards
SPEAKING IS A PRODUCTIVE __________.
AURAL/ORAL SKILL
IS A PRODUCTIVE AURAL/ORAL SKILL.
SPEAKING
SPEAKING CONSISTS OF PRODUCING ________ TO CONVEY MEANING.
SYSTEMATIC VERBAL UTTERANCES
Key contrasts in two productive macro-skills (van Lier, 1995)
SPOKEN LANGUAGE
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
SPOKEN LANGUAGE
Auditory
Temporary; immediate reception
Prosody (rhythm, stress, intonation)
Immediate feedback
Planning and editing
limited by channel
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
Visual
Permanent; delayed reception
Punctuation
Delayed or no feedback Unlimited planning, editing, revision
Background to the Teaching of SPEAKING
Behaviorism
Communicative Language Teaching
Audiolingual Repetition Drills
Behaviorism
familiarization with sounds and structural patterns
Behaviorism
: components of language with communicative activities
Communicative Language Teaching (weak)
learning through interaction
CLT (strong)
PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING SPEAKING
(1) Be aware of the differences between second language and foreign-language learning contexts.
(2) Give students practice with both fluency and accuracy.
(3) Provide opportunities for students to talk by using group work or pair work, and limiting teacher talk
(4) Plan speaking tasks that involve negotiation for meaning
The target language is not the language of communication in the society (e.g. learning English in Japan or French in Australia).
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FL) CONTEXT
The target language is the language of communication in the society (e.g. English in the UK or Spanish in Mexico).
SECOND LANGUAGE (SL) CONTEXT
-the extent to which students speech matches what people actually say when they use the target language.
ACCURACY
- the extent to which speakers use the language quickly and confidently, with few hesitations or natural pouses, false storts, word searches, etc
FLUENCY
(3) Provide opportunities for students to talk by using group work or pair work, and limiting teacher talk,
_________% of teacher talk in the classroom
50-80
Learner making progress by communicating in the target language because interaction necessarily involves trying to understand and make yourself understood
Negotiating for meaning
Negotiating for meaning
clarification
repetition
explanation
CLASSROOM TASKS for Speaking
INFORMATION GAP
ROLE PLAYS
JIGSAW ACTIVITIES
SIMULATIONS
CONTACT ASSIGNMENTS
Communication for social purposes.
INTERACTIONAL
Includes both establishing and maintaining social relationships
INTERACTIONAL