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Maximizing Student-student
Interactions in the ESL
Classroom
(or)
Who’s Doing the Talking?
Donna Price
San Diego Community College
Continuing Education
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“Language tasks in the classroom
consist of meaningful interchanges
that enhance students'
communicative competence.”
California Instructional Standards
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“Cooperative learning has a dramatic
positive impact on almost all of the
variables critical to language
acquisition.”
Spencer Kagen, 1995
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When cooperative learning is
used effectively, we can expect:
Higher self-esteem
Higher achievement
Increased retention
Greater social support
More meaningful communication
Greater fun for all studentsSpencer Kagen, 1995
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Get Ready
Introduce yourself to someone
sitting near you. Then describe
yourself using three adjectives:
“My name is _________.
I am __________, ___________,
and __________.”
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Brainstorm –
Introduce yourself to a partner and together
make two lists:
1. What do you think are some benefits of
student-student communication in the
ESL classroom? (2 min.)
2. What are some reasons that teachers
might not promote student-student
communication? (2 min.)
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Some Considerations
• Students must be at ease
• Students must be prepared
• Students must know what’s
expected
• Students must be accountable
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How to increase comfort level
• Talk to students about why group
work is important
• Have students introduce each
other
• Frequently do fun team-building
activities as a class and share
information about each other
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How to prepare students
• Provide clear models
• If appropriate, move from whole
class work to smaller groups, to
partner work
• Call on volunteers
• Practice “classroom language”
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Classroom LanguageClarification Phrases
How do you spell ____________?
What does ________ mean?
What did you say?
Could you repeat that?
I don't understand.
Please speak more slowly.
I didn’t catch that.
Showing understanding
Now I’ve got it.
I understand.
Uh-huh.
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Classroom LanguageStarting a Conversation
Hi, my name is _________
It’s nice to meet you.
Excuse me, can I sit here?
Can I talk to you for a minute?
Can I ask you a few questions?
Leave Taking Phrases
It was nice talking to you.
See you later.
See you soon.
See you tomorrow.
Have a nice weekend.
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How students can know what’s expected of them
• Give clear directions
• Assign tasks, if appropriate
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How to make students accountable
• At the end of the activity, call on
some individual students to report
or demonstrate
• Summarize the results with the
whole class
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More Considerations
• Encourage students to not always
sit in the same place
• Sometimes use numbered cards to
determine partners
• Consider assigning partners
• Allow for an odd number of
students
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Example of an Interview Question
for Team Building
Describe something fun you
did recently.
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Get in groups of 4
Number off.
Step 1 (Interview):
#1 ask #2. #3 ask #4
#2 ask #1 #4 ask #3
Step 2 (Reporting):
In group of 4, #1 tell about #2
#2 tell about #1
#3 tell about #4
#4 tell about #3
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Types of easy interactions
Before class gathering activities
Warm up activities
Making lists
Brainstorming
Checking answers
Dialogues (back and forth exchanges)
Summarizing
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Before-class examples
Sit with someone and check your
homework
Tell your partner what we studied
yesterday
What are some new words we
learned this week
What are some good jobs?
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Example of making lists
Round table
Step 1: Ask a question that has many
possible answers.
Step 2: Each student contributes to a
list of answers by writing one
response on a shared paper, and then
passing it to the person on the left.
Step 3: Groups share the list with class.
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Round table examples
Culture (pre or post reading): Write one
thing you know about Washington, Martin
Luther King, Jr., Halloween, etc.
Topics (before or after teaching a unit):
Write the names of fruits, vegetables,
jobs, places to go in your city, etc.
Other:
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Answer these questions in groups of 3
What’s a dangerous job?
What’s a dirty job?
What’s a fun job?
What’s an indoors job?
What’s an outdoors job?
What’s a high-paying job?
Example of Brainstorming Activity
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Summarizing example
When do we put an “s” on the end
of a verb?
Tell your partner.
Give two examples.
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Think about how student-
student interactions can be
part of _________?
•a lesson using a visual
•a listening lesson
•a grammar lesson
•a reading lesson
•a writing lesson
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More structured interactions
Information gap activities
Find the differences
Partner dictations
Interviews
Find Someone Who
Conversation Cards
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Final tips
Find a good textbook that
incorporates a lot of student-student
communication
Look for ways to make EVERY
lesson communicative
Be on the lookout for supplemental
materials
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References
Cathy's Cards, Kathy Diaz, Alta ESL
Conversation Inspirations, Nancy
Zelman, Alta ESL
Cooperative Learning, Spencer
Kagen, Kagen Publishing
Five-Minute Activities, Penny Ur and
Andrew Right, Cambridge University
Press
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Ventures, Books 1, 2, 3, 4, and Teacher's
Toolkit CD-ROM in the Teacher's Edition,
K. Lynn Savage, Gretchen Bitterlin, Dennis
Johnson, Donna Price, Sylvia Ramirez,
Cambridge University Press
Zero Prep, Laurel Pollard and Natalie
Hess, Alta ESL
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More ReferencesWebsites
•50 Stimulating Classroom Starters: http://www.quia.com/pages/donna/workshops
•Icebreakers: http://www.icebreakers.ws/
•Icebreakers, what to do on the first day: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm
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Materials Manager
Duties:
Pass out papers for the teacher.
Distribute and collect books.
Be sure the cabinet is neat before
you leave.
Be sure all materials (dictionaries,
tapes, etc.,) are put away before you
leave.
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Language you need to do this job:
Did everyone get a handout?
Here you are. Here you go.
Who needs one?
There is one book missing.
Who forgot to put back the …
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Trainer
Duties:
Help new students. Ask them to
sit with you. Introduce yourself.
Show the new students where to
sign in. Show them where the
materials are.
Help the students feel
comfortable.
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Language you need to do this job:
Hi. Welcome to the class. My name
is ________ What's your name?
Every day you sign this sheet when
you come in. When you leave, you
sign out. (Show the student the sign-in
attendance sheet).
The books and materials are over
there in the cabinet. (Show the
student).
If you have any questions, please
ask me. I can help you.
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Commitment SheetI will use the following strategies in
my classroom to encourage student-student interaction.
1. ______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3. _____________________________________