Post on 16-Aug-2015
Building Proficiency! in your Language Classes
Storytelling I MOVE ON CUENCA July 6-10, 2015 !Leslie Davison
lesliejdavison@gmail.com
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What?
Who?
Where?
¿Quién?¿Qué?
¿Dónde?
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EL CERDO Y EL VACA Hay una vaca. Se llama Ana. Hay un
cerdo. Se llama Mark. La vaca come manzanas y pan. El cerdo come chocolate. El cerdo come mucho chocolate. El cerdo come mucho mucho chocolate. Un día, el cerdo está enfermo. Está muy enfermo. Va al doctor. El doctor le dice no más chocolate. El cerdo llora.
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Comprehensible Input
Teaching for Proficiency
Comprehensible Input
Teaching for Fluency
• Reading or Listening
• Message MUST be understandable
• 100 % comprehensible
• Listening will lead to speaking
• Don’t force writing
• More talking is not necessarily the answer
• Reading or Listening
What is CI?
• Repetitive
• Funny
• Personal
• Cultural
• Repetitive
• Engaging
• Weird or strange
• New learning
• Compelling
• Repetitive
Your class activities
Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Stories
TPR Storytelling®
Teaching
Proficiency through
Reading and Stories
The Steps of TPRS®
1.Establish Meaning
2.Story (language is in context) 3.Read or some other interaction with
the word (play)
Teaching with CI
TCI
13 more ways to make your CI more compelling
Comprehensible Input
R E P E T I T I O NR E P E T I T I O NR E P E T I T I O N
How many reps does it take?
60-120
Mai--repetition
W O R D C H O I C E
P R O P S
P L AY I N G I N T H E S T R E E T.
V I S U A L S
lleva tres flores
Q U E S T I O N S
fue a
Adam
went to
est allé à
去
⾏行きました
ذهب
wants
want
want
wants
have
wants
José
wants
wants
wants
wants
wants
Basic Circling
yeseither/or
question word
no
question word
Target Structure
Basic Circling
yeseither/or
question word
no
question word
Target Structure
!
• Make a Statement
• Ask Questions
• Repeat the Answer
• Repeat the Answer
• Add a Detail
arrived bought found
S T O R I E S
“Whoever tells the best
Story is the most effective delivery vehicle for your content
--Kendall Haven
“The best way to communicate with people you are trying to lead is often a STORY.” -Stephen Dennings
“STORIES teach, model, unite and motivate by transporting audiences emotionally.” -Peter Gruber
7 ingredients to success• Cool words
• Music---sound effects---video
• Dialogue (voz de...)
• Culture
• Personal connection
• Props
• Movement
• High quality images (or not)
• Current event or content connection
• Authentic locations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1WhvdECo6M
Collaborative Version
Ella y las tostadas
C R A Z Y
Video Star
N O V E L S
T E C H N O L O G Y
1. Provide additional CI !
2. Create and Connect !
3. Advocacy
Quality
L E T T H E M C R E AT E
Songs
G L O B A L C O N N E C T I O N S