don't forget the audience
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Another look at presentational communicationTRANSCRIPT
DON’T FORGET THE AUDIENCE! ANOTHER LOOK ATPRESENTATIONAL COMMUNICATION
JOANNE E. O’TOOLE, PHD
BREANNA WOOLSON
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO
IN OTHER WORDS…
HAVING AN AUDIENCE…
Benefits the presenter through:
• Purposefulness and motivation for communication
• Authentic application of language
• Increased focus on communicating with clarity
• Opportunity to shape a message for the receiver(s) of the message
• Opportunity to receive feedback regarding their message
BUT WHAT DOES THE AUDIENCE DO?
AN ACCOUNTABLE AUDIENCE…
• Actively engages with the presenter, his or her ideas, and the target language.
• Has increased content and language learning opportunities.
• Is more highly motivated.
• Is less likely to disrupt or engage in off-task behaviors.
NOVICE LOW
Presentational Speaking:• I can present information about
myself and some other very familiar topics using single words or memorized phrases.
Interpretive Listening:• I can recognize a few
memorized words and phrases when I hear them spoken.
Presentational Speaking:• Oral reading of “I am”
poem completed using sentence frames and target vocabulary (narrate and inform)
Interpretive Listening:• On a checklist with target
vocabulary used in “I am” poems, audience members write name(s) / initials of classmates who used each word/expression in their poems.
NOVICE LOW
Presentational Speaking: Interpretive Listening:
¡YO SOY YO!
Yo soy Ana.
Yo soy amable, generosa y trabajadora.
A veces soy paciente y lista también.
No soy cómica, antipática,
ni perezosa.
¡YO SOY YO!
Amable __ __ __ __ __ __
Antipático/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Cómico/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Creativo/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Fuerte __ __ __ __ __ __
Generoso/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Listo/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Paciente __ __ __ __ __ __
Perezoso/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Simpático/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Tímido/a __ __ __ __ __ __
Trabajador/a __ __ __ __ __ __
NOVICE MID
Presentational Speaking:• I can present information
about myself and some other very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, and memorized expressions.
Interpretive Listening:• I can recognize some
familiar words and phrases when I hear them spoken.
Presentational Speaking:• Reader’s Theater
presentation of simple story (narrate)
Interpretive Listening:• On a story map,
document story setting, characters, actions, resolution in L1 or L2.
NOVICE MID
Presentational Speaking: Interpretive Listening:
NOVICE HIGH
Presentational Speaking:• I can present basic
information on familiar topics using language I have practiced using phrases and simple sentences.
Interpretive Listening:• I can often understand words,
phrases, and simple sentences related to everyday life. I can recognize pieces of information and sometimes understand the main topic of what is being said.
Presentational Speaking:• Leave a message for
someone about an upcoming familiar type of event with several details. (inform)
Interpretive Listening:• On a blank message
form, document key details of the message for the recipient in L1 or L2.
NOVICE HIGH
Presentational Speaking: Interpretive Listening:
INTERMEDIATE LOW
Presentational Speaking:• I can present information
on most familiar topics using a series of simple sentences.
Interpretive Listening:• I can understand the main idea in
short, simple messages and presentations on familiar topics. I can understand the main idea of simple conversations that I overhear.
Presentational Speaking:• Give a “how-to”
demonstration for carrying out a particular task (inform and explain)
Interpretive Listening:• Carry out the
demonstrated task in a real or imaginary step-by-step manner.
INTERMEDIATE LOW
Presentational Speaking: Interpretive Listening:
INTERMEDIATE MID
Presentational Speaking:• I can make
presentations on a wide variety of familiar topics using connected sentences.
Interpretive Listening:• I can understand the main idea in
messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies. I can understand the main idea in conversations that I overhear.
Presentational Speaking:• Perform show and tell
around one or more “valuable” possessions. (narrate, inform, and explain)
Interpretive Listening:• Create questions for the
presenter to learn more about each “valuable” possession.
INTERMEDIATE MID
Presentational Speaking: Interpretive Listening:
INTERMEDIATE HIGH
Presentational Speaking:• I can make presentations in a
generally organized way on school, work, and community topics, and on topics I have researched. I can make presentations on some events and experiences in various time frames.
Interpretive Listening:• I can easily understand the main idea in
messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies. I can usually understand a few details of what I overhear in conversations, even when something unexpected is expressed. I can sometimes follow what I hear about events and experiences in various time frames.
Presentational Speaking:• Oral reading of a brief
original story created as a prediction from a story title (narrate)
Interpretive Listening:• Vote for story
predictions by category (i.e., most likely to occur, most creative, etc.)
______el más creativo porque__________.
______el más interesante porque__________.
______el más raro porque__________.
______el más lógico porque__________.
INTERMEDIATE HIGH
Presentational Speaking: Interpretive Listening:
ADVANCED LOW
Presentational Speaking:• I can deliver organized
presentations appropriate to my audience on a variety of topics. I can present information about events and experiences in various time frames.
Interpretive Listening:• I can understand the main idea and some
supporting details in organized speech on a variety of topics of personal and general interest. I can follow stories and descriptions of some length and in various time frames. I can understand information presented in a variety of genres on familiar topics, even when something unexpected is expressed.
Presentational Speaking:• Debate one perspective
on a given topic using evidence. (persuade)
Interpretive Listening:• Consider arguments and
evidence offered and determine whether or not you agree and why.
ADVANCED LOW
Presentational Speaking: Interpretive Listening:
Now it’s your turn!