Communicative Approach presentation part2 class activities
- 2. In this session 1. Why is it important to develop speaking skills in our class? 2. Class activities promote speaking 3. Design speaking activities with online tools
- 3. Why is it important to develop speaking skills? • L2 learners regard speaking as the most important skill they can acquire, and they (or their friends/family) assess their progress in terms of their accomplishments in speaking skills.
- 4. Challenges & Solutions Challenges Solutions Technology 1. Large classes Use small Group work; develop tasks suited to large classes Using ppt, video, podcast and other presentation tools in class 2. Multi-level, multi- background learners Use small group work; interactive activities; study skill training Post lesson videos, class materials and online resources 3. Class time-frame, limited class time Rotation; pair work activities Using blackboard to host videos/ review games, practice, and assignments 4. Working Adults, busy students Small group; In class practicing activities Providing online learning resources. Extra one-on-one tutoring service. 5. Difficulty in Chinese language Break down large lesson to small activities Help students to build their study skills Using online tools for more listening and speaking practice and providing more task-based activities
- 5. Use an Integrated Activities Approach can help learners develop speaking competence
- 7. Classroom • Teacher or Facilitating • Instructor or Mentoring • Student or Learner • Learning is a social networking environment.
- 9. The Goal • To Use the Communicative Approach to have learners become communicatively competent
- 10. Flashcards Activities • Small group (2 students) a. Match Vocabulary / Pinyin / meaning b. Speaking cards – translation, drills practice c. Sentence matching card – reading characters, sentence patterns /drills d. Task cards: Situational conversation e. Benefits: Have to speak. Study skills. Review. Easy for instructor to supervise.
- 11. Interview Activities • Small Group ( 3-4 students) or walk around the class • Worksheet • Asking questions using a worksheet • Benefits: Drill and vocabulary practice • Ex:谁，什么，在哪儿，有没有，会不会 Name 你的老师是谁？ 你在哪儿学中文？ 你有没有中文书？ 你会不会说日文？ 1 2 3 4
- 12. Star Interview.2 • Interview a star ( group of 2-4) • Worksheet • Drills and vocabulary practice • For example: Yao Ming meets Yo-yo Ma • Student A has Yao’s information. And the B has a worksheet to ask. • B has Ma’s information, and A interview B.
- 13. Survey Activity • Worksheet • Students walk around the class and ask questions until they fill out all the information on the worksheet • Drill and vocabulary practice. • Ex: 去过， 吃过，喝过，看过，用过.. 名字 去过中国 用过毛笔 喝过烧仙草 吃过臭豆腐 1 2 3
- 14. Circle Talk/ Long Table Talk • After structured practices, give students free speaking time or give them a different task • Students walk around a circle or long table • Teacher control the time (30seconds- 1minute) with a bell
- 15. PPT Games • PPT: Jeopardy • A:____________ B: 不行！ • PPT: Wheel of Fortune • PPT: Puzzle / Guessing game • PPT: Mouse Mischief Game • PPT: iSpring game • Individual or small group mouse game Studystack.com
- 16. Use Authentic Materials • Phone number • Birthday • License plate number • Weather report • Population • Price guessing game: Activities with numbers
- 17. Bingo Games • Bingo Games • Use daily objects to practice pinyin and the four tones • Goal: Build up vocabulary • Food items / Animals / School objects • Fruits / sports / colors /body parts • Practice: /有没有/要不要/谁/ http://www.toolsforeducators.com/bingo/
- 18. Comic Stripes • Small group of 2-3 students. • Using Comic strip and dialog worksheet to create short dialogue http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/comicstripmaker.php
- 19. Find the Difference Small group activities: A/B ask each other until they both have the same objects in both rooms. Teachers can easily create a situation picture by creating a comic stripe from: A B
- 21. Problem solving Speaking Activities 他的女朋友為甚麼 生氣了? ? 怎么办？
- 22. Information Gap Activities • Students Working in pairs • Student A has the information student B does not have and they will share their information by asking each other. • Weather, restaurant menu, airplane/train timetable, person’s schedule, etc. • Target grammar: 几点/ 什么时候/ 什么时间/ 多久了 北京到上海 广州到南京 香港到广州 西安到上海 成都到长沙 起飞时间 降落时间
- 24. Communicative output activities • Role play • Drama • YouTube Video project • Discussions and presentation • Photo story / story telling • Cartoon story • Lesson recording assignments • Culture report / oral report
- 25. Discussions • Communicative output activities • Small Groups activity • First, instructor will give students input, both topical information and language forms. • Topics selection: Vacation, movie, food, school, recycling, life style, should we buy a new car…etc. • Set a goal or outcome. Individual report or group reports.
- 26. Oral Presentation in class • Advantages • Good Practice for the learners • Disadvantages: Time consuming