encouraging your elt learners to speak in class
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More great ideas from elt-training.com.Can't get your learners to speak in class - here are some tips. For the full, free voiced over presentation, visit www.elt-training.comTRANSCRIPT
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Encouraging your learners to speak in class
Jo Gakonga
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Why it is important
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Oh no, it’s me!
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What can you do?
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Are you doing all the talking?
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This could be the result!
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Establish the right atmosphere
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Make it easy
• Scaffold• Provide vocabulary and structures• Pitch it slightly below their current level
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Try using music
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Movement
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Dictation ideas
• Running dictation• Shouting dictation
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Personalisation
• What do I know most about?• Who can I talk about most easily?
• Who is most interesting to my classmate?
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Example tasks:
• My house• My family• My best friend• My first / best/ worst job/ holiday• My pet• My hobbies• My last/ best/ worst birthday• Last year I…. Next year I’m going to ….
It’s a long list!!
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Setting a clear task
• Clear instructions• A specific endpoint
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Repetition is good!
• Don’t be afraid to do it again…and again…
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HOTS or ‘Higher Order Thinking Skills’
• Bloom’s taxonomy
• Ordering, ranking, analysing etc.
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Giving opinions
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Controversial Topics
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Don’t give up