Developing speaking at KS3

Rachel Hawkes

Developing speaking at KS3

Session 1Learning and using the key sounds

Routine communication and peer evaluationJust for fun!

Asking questions

What is the answer? increased pair/group work task-based

learning

re-examine and re-construe the rule of teacher talk

“Language ‘practice’ should lead to language ‘use’ but doesn’t.” (Salter, 1989)

Characteristics of spontaneous talk

improvised (oral/aural), unrehearsed communicative, message-oriented language use not language practice natural (as outside the classroom) authentic (real / purposeful) respond to unexpected / unpredictable conversations ‘struggle’ – communicate when linguistic

resources are stretched

In the classroom?

Spontaneous contributions in the TL as part of the

language of the classroom

Unplanned / unscripted talk as part of a lesson task

or activity (whether pair/group/whole class)

Whole-class teacher-led interactions that follow

where the learner wants to go (and that may prime

for subsequent pair work)

Why is it important? Students equate the ability to speak in the TL with learning

the language (it is the subject to them)

Students believe that what they can produce in unrehearsed situations is what they really know

Spontaneous TL use (or lack of it) has been highlighted in every inspection report (since records began – in the UK at least!)

Theories of language learning prioritise interaction as the primary site of learning

In the classroom?

Spontaneous contributions in the TL as part of the

language of the classroom

Unplanned / unscripted talk as part of a lesson task

or activity (whether pair/group/whole class)

Whole-class teacher-led interactions that follow

where the learner wants to go (and that may prime

for subsequent pair work)

Conversations from Lesson 1

Studio 1

Studio 1

Studio 1

Studio 1

Routine communication

…and peer evaluation

Having fun!

Studio 1

Asking questions

Ich habe…

es richtig

gewonnen

vergessen

einen Hund

GeburtstagHunger/

Durst

20 Questions?!?1) Have you…?2) Do you like…?3) How…?4) Where…?5) Is…?6) Do you think that…?7) Why don’t…?

Textploitation

Hotseating

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Relax and network!for 30 minutes…