Fluency Activities: Letting students own

the language.

From safe controlled practice…

Less controlled activities….

Risky, independent productionFLUENCY TASKS

To get there…O Go beyond the encounter , remember and

take a test activities in class if using ECRIF or scaffold the activities to prepare the learners to get to this stage.

O Give the learners the oportunity to live the language and own the language through fluency tasks

O Create meaningul, interactive , challenging activities and empower the learners.

O Remember yourself as a learner.

Fluent use stageO L use the language in a personal,

creative way choosing the language.O L have a clear reason to listen to

each otherO L expand on the target language.O L demonstrate their independent

control of the new language.O T limits response to inaccuracies and

only respond to those that inhibit communication

ActivitiesO The never ending board gameO Mini debatesO The hot seatO Information Gap interviewO Blind pokerO Mingle activities

Thanks GodO Thanks to the awesome people I met at

Centro Spiral Mana who changed my teaching.

O Thanks to people like Mary Scholl who firmly believes in the power of love when teaching.

O Thanks to Cristian who graciously accepted to draw for this presentation

O Thanks to David Fay ,Debra and all the people behind this event

O Thanks to you, who make things happen.