- 1. Autoschediasm 101 Carol McKee Marque English Language Fellow
Kazakhstan American Free University Oskemen-Ust Kamenogorsk,
Kazakhstan
2. Autoschediasm: somethingthat is improvised or extemporized.
3. or using improvisational activities in the ELL classroom to 4.
Host institution: Kazakhstan American Free University City:
Oskemen- Ust KamenogorskCountry: Kazakhstan 5. English Conversation
Class Lower and Upper Intermediate 6. Conversation Class Main
Objective:To improve speaking and listening skills in order to
communicate more effectively in English 7. How? By working on
Fluency (#1) Listening Vocabulary Intelligibility 8. Little to no
attention was given to grammar in 9. Vocabularyyesrepeated exposure
to the same wordsVocabulary journals Vocabulary introduction PPT
with pictures Vocabulary lists Vocabulary games Hangman, word
search, crossword puzzles, jeopardy, bingo 10. For Fluency.
Improvisational drama games and activities 11. Problem #1Silen ce!
12. Problem # 2Not listening 13. GAMES, IMPROVS AND ACTIVITIES
INCLUDED: Two-headed Fortune teller Monologue telling about a
memory from the past Blindfold directions Restaurant Chain sentence
Talk show interview Freeze tag 14. IMPROVISATION PROMPTS IN PAIRS
Detective interrogation Breaking up with bf/gf Selling a used car
Trying on and buying shoes Nurse trying to give injection to
patientIN GROUPS Stuck on an elevator, bank vault, etc. A family
packing and leaving hurriedly for vacation Survivors stranded in a
boat at sea Being invited to your bf/gf family dinner 15. Greetings
Many Students move about Ways greeting others, shaking hands,
etc.Teacher then prompts them to give the same greetings as Someone
you dont trust, though greeting. Someone you hate A long, lost
friend Someone you are afraid of Someone you are secretly in love
an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend A three-year old child 16. Speed
Dating 17. Asking for and giving directions 18. Sometimes students
need time to prepare for the scene 19. More often than not, the
acting is terrible and the students will have a smile on their face
while doing a serious scene. Thats okay! This isnt drama class! 20.
A couple walks down street He looks at another woman She gets
jealousThey fight He apologizes They make up. 21. Anastasiya
performing an extemporane ous monologue about a sad moment in 22.
Asem also shares a sad moment 23. You are such a SLOB! All you ever
do is sit and watch TV. We never go anywhere or do anything! 24.
Two-headed Fortune Teller 25. Two-headed Two-headed Fortune Teller
FortuneTellerListening skillsSpontanei ty 26. Students in a Restaur
ant scene. 27. e ts r andres 28. Wacky crazy improvisationstudent
driven 29. Students havea lot of fun 30. Oy, dont ask 31. I hear
and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. 32.
Students run the class demonstrating, teaching, explaining and
engaging others
