hanson fluency or accuracy grammar recordings
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Fluency or Accuracy? Work on Both with Spoken Grammar RecordingsStephanie Hanson
Teaching Specialist
University of Minnesota English Language Program
Agenda
• Sentences per Minute technique
• Demo
• Logistics of assignment
• Student example and feedback
• Topic ideas
Sentences per Minute
• Assign topic and time limit
• Partners count sentences
• Calculate sentences per minute
• Repeat and try to increase sentences per minute
Soresi, S. (2005). SPM: A new approach to achieving fluency. Modern English Teacher, 14 (3), 39-43.
Demonstration
Partner A: talk for 1 minute - What did you do yesterday?
Partner B: count past tense verbs
Partner A: talk for 1 minute, same topic
Partner B: count past tense verbs
Partner B: talk for 1 minute – What are your plans for tomorrow?
Partner A: count future tense verbs
Partner B: talk for 1 minute, same topic
Partner A: count future tense verbs
Logistics
• Weekly assignment
• Record on phones or computers
• Submit recordings via course website (or email)
Logistics
• Submit paper for each pair of recordings
• Grading: completed or not
Student Sample
FutureRecording 1
FutureRecording 2
Student Feedback
What kinds of positive and negative comments do you think my students shared about grammar recordings?
Student Feedback
Fall 2015 Intermediate Grammar class
9 positive comments
• I think the grammar records help me because I can practice grammar and speaking too. (x 6)
• I think it is helping my grammar skill because when I record it, I know my mistake and Stephanie gives a little bit feedback. (when I had a wrong thing.)
• I like the grammar recoding because I can speak fluency and when I have mistakes in the first recording I didn't forget that.
• I like it, because it can help me organize my language.
Student Feedback
Fall 2015 Intermediate Grammar class
2 negative comments
• It helps me, but I think 2 minutes is too long
• Sometimes I don't have any word to say about the topic, because I didn't experience a lot about that. So I think it's helps a little.
Topic Ideas
In small groups, brainstorm some prompts you can assign students to target specific grammar structures.
