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Developing Fluency Irina Grekova CELTA, DELTA, MA in TESOL BKC International House Moscow

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'Developing fluency' presentation slides by Irina Grekova (December 6, 2013, BKC-IH Moscow, Methodology Day for teachers)

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Developing Fluency

Irina GrekovaCELTA, DELTA, MA in TESOL

BKC International House Moscow

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Developing Fluency(Reference: Jo Gakonga, webinar ‘Freer speaking activities’

http://elttraining.mdl2.com/mod/page/view.php?id=128

1. What are fluency speaking activities?2. Why have fluency tasks?3. What makes them successful?4. What problems can arise?5. 6 types of communicative tasks6. Resources

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What kind of person are you?Are you a tea person or a coffee person?

a morning … or an evening …?an earth … or a fire …?a mountain… or a valley…?a jungle… or a forest…?an indoor… or an outdoor…?a garden… or a forest…?a sound… or a sight…?a straight line… or a loops and curves…?

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Developing fluency

Accuracy Fluency(form) (meaning)Drill/ gap-fill discussion

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Developing fluency

Accuracyno communicative

purpose (?)focus on formone language item onlyteacher intervention

Fluencydesire to communicatecommunicative purposefocus on meaningvariety of languageno teacher intervention

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Developing fluency

Accuracy

Gap fillMatchingFinishing sentencesOpening brackets

FluencyRole playDiscussionDebateStory makingProblem solvingSurveyInterview

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Developing fluency

Is it just speaking?

Language Speaking Language input input (PPP approach) (TBL; errorGr/ Vocab/ FL correction)

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Example 1

My best friend • Name• How I know her• Why I like her 1.Think about your friend 2. Tell your partner about them 3. Your partner must ask you 2 Qs

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Developing fluency

Language Speaking Language input input

Adjectives of personalityDescribing peoplePresent PerfectPast Simple

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Example 2

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Developing fluency

Parents Teenagers

Is there any chance of borrowing…

I’d like to, but… Would you mind if I borrowed… I don’t think it’s a good idea. I’d be really careful if you let me …

If you borrowed it, you’d probably…

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Developing fluency

Language Speaking Language input input Error correction

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Error correction

If you would borrow a car, you would crash it!

Please, let me to borrow it!

You will accident!

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What makes the task successful?

• An interesting topic• Personalization• Setting it up• Providing a model• Time for preparation• Purpose• Structure• Relaxed atmosphere• Even participation

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How would you set it up?

Problems• You want to give up smoking• Your child is being bullied at school• You have a really bad headache• You’ve lost your job• Your boy/girlfriend has left you• Your life is boring

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Problems

• Ls are unable to express themselves• Ls feel inhibited• Ls have nothing to say• Ls are unclear about what to do• Some Ls are silent• Ls use L1• Ls make a lot of mistake

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Problems and Solutions• Ls are unable to express

themselves• Ls feel inhibited• Ls have nothing to say• Ls are unclear about what

to do• Some Ls are silent• Ls use L1• Ls make a lot of mistake

• Keep th level lower• Frame/ set it up• Give preparation time• Give a model• Specific not general• Role cards• Small amount-fine• Not a problem

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Developing fluency

A communicative task is….

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Communicative task

‘A communicative task is an activity where the language is used by the learner for a communicative purpose (goal) in order to achieve an outcome.’

‘A Framework for Task Based Learning’ by J. Willis.

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Aspects of a communicative task

• Goal – oriented• Language used in a meaningful way• Emphasis on understanding, conveying

meanings in order to complete the task• Outcome

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Types of communicative activities

• Listing• Ordering & sorting• Comparing• Problem solving• Sharing personal experience• Creative tasks

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Types of communicative activities

Information gap Questions & discussionsactivities answers clarificationGuessing games techniques Jigsaw tasks projects

Interviews

problem solving role-plays stories