Teaching and Assessing Speaking Skills i n a Second Language Setting
Teaching the Skills , part 4: Speaking
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Teaching the Skills, part 4:Speaking
Higor Cavalcante
Seven Idiomas – Pacaembu branch
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A: Good morning!
B: Good morning! How are you?
A: I’m OK, and you?
B: Fine, fine.
A: This Higor is a very nice fellow, isn’t he?
B: Oh, yes, he is. Not to mention handsome!
A: Oh, yeah, that too!
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Can you prove it?• There are at least 5 native speakers of English
in the room;
• At least 10 people here have seen Avatar;
• Most teachers on my side will teach today;
• The majority of the teachers cheer for Tricolor;
• Fewer than 10 people are reading a book in
English at the moment;
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In groups of five, discuss the differences in focus in the two activities done so far:
- 1st: focused on language (form). Goal is to work on accuracy (of form and pronunciation)
- 2nd: focused on communication. Goal is to work on fluency.
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Speaking-as-Skill (Thornburry)
• Real-life situation (provides rehearsal) and information gap
• Real feedback for students and teachers
• Students activate/produce various elements of language
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• Find someone who
• Find out who in the class: has the oldest grandparent alive, has the most nephews/nieces, works longer hours etc.
• Role play: job interview
• Hot potato: introducing yourself
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“I can speak English.” – What does saying this involve?
• Grammar and vocabulary (chunks);
• Pronunciation (connected speech, contractions);
• Functions;
• Discourse markers (fillers, for example);
• Non-verbal communication (gestures, facial expression etc.)
• Cultural awareness (appropriacy)
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Expressing opinion
In my opinion, ...The way I see it,...If you ask me,...
As far as I’m concerned,...
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Speaking activities
Lead-in: contextualize topic of the activity. (texts, music, video, discussion etc.);
Work on lexis: chunks of language (expressing opinions, for example);
Production: students do activity
Delayed feedback: students work on mistakes made upon receiving feedback from the teacher.
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Correction During Speaking Activities
Oral Practice: on the spot (focus on accuracy)
Speaking-as-Skill: delayed (focus on fluency)
Delayed Feedback
- Words on the board- Right-wrong chair game- Positive feedback as well
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More Speaking Activities
-Information gap activities-Alibi-Favorite objects-Surveys (like FSW)-Student presentations/projects-Balloon debate-Moral dilemmas-Twenty questions
-Taboo topics (religion, sex, soccer etc.)
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To know more...
“How to Teach English”, Jeremy Harmer
“The TKT Course”, Spratt, Pulverness, Williams
TTC Seven Idiomas (starting today!)
CELTA Course Seven Idiomas
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• Dani Mafra and everybody at Disal;
• (11) 3873-2233
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