Speak-Spoke-Spoken: Let the speaking in

Deniz Şallı-ÇopurSLTEP 2006 Alumni

Anonymous Rules

• «Bring the real world into class»• «Design authentic tasks»• «Make learners speak in pairs/groups»

Well-known Views• «Classroom activities that develop learners’ ability to express themselves

through speech would seem an important component of a language course.» (Ur, 1996)

• «From a communicative perspective, listening and speaking are intertwined» (Brown, 2001)

• «Speakers of English will have to be able to speak a range of different genres and situations and will have to be able to use a range of conversational repair strategies» (Harmer, 2007)

Some other views• «A speaking lesson is a speaking lesson when each and every

student finds the chance to speak» (A teacher trainer)• «I need to control the students. Classroom management is

very important. They cannot do pair/group work» (A student teacher)

• «We need to have non-graded speaking activities. You don’t need to test everything we do in class» (A freshman)

Overview- What they say

3 activities: Whole class

Pair workGroup Work

- What we say

Whole Class

Activity I: The Stork

Deniz, the Stork

Choose 1 from each group 1. Countries: USA, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Japan, China,

Kenya, Egypt, Russia, Canada, Mexico, Cyprus, Georgia …etc.

2. Cities: Los Angeles, New York, İzmir, Prague, Athens, Mardin, Antakya, Gaziantep, Erzurum, Sinop, Sydney … etc.

3. Historical Places: Ephesus, Cappadocia, Dolmabahçe Palace, Ankara Castle … etc.

4. Attractions: Disneyworld, Gençlik Parkı, Pera Museum, London Aquarium, MiniaTurk, Rio Carnival, …etc.

5. Holiday Spots: Bodrum, Datça, Nice (France), Santorini (Greece), Kuşadası, Kemer, Kaş, Marmaris, Assos, Alaçatı … etc.

List your 5 choices

Places

1

2

3

4

5

Find people who have /haven’t been to these places

Places √ X

1

2

3

4

5

Find someone who has been to these 5 places

• Have you ever been to …?• No, I’ve never been there.

• Have you ever been to …?• Yes, I have.

1/3 Activities

1. The Stork– Controlled > Grammar– Whole Class– Older young learners + above– Teacher Talk– Follow up?

Pair Work

Activity II: The Fortune Teller

Tell me watch you see…

• Decide who will be the fortune teller and who will be the tourist:– Fortune teller: – Tourist:

2/3 Activities

1. The Stork– Controlled > Grammar– Whole Class– Older young learners + above

2. The Fortune teller– Guided > – Pairs– Teenagers + above– Follow up?

Group Work

Activity III: Who needs the Money?

Who needs the money (more)?

Your family has won 100.000 TL from a TV show. Each member of the family has his/her needs and they cannot agree on where to spend the money. Although 100.000 TL is a lot of money, it will not be enough for anyone if it is divided equally. Thus, the family should decide who will get the whole money. They discuss in front of a wise relative for his/her opinion.

3/3 Activities

1. The Stork– Controlled > Grammar– Whole Class– Older young learners + above

2. The Fortune teller– Guided – Pairs– Teenagers + above

3. Who needs the money?– Freer– Groups– Older teenagers + above– Follow up?

3 Rules

Students need different interaction patterns to SPEAK in class.

What the students SPOKE of before may help teachers design the next activity.

Our aim is that by the end of our classes the students will have SPOKEN with joy and

confidence.

3 Rules

Students need different interaction patterns to SPEAK in class.

What the students SPOKE of before may help teachers design the next activity.

Our aim is that by the end of our classes the students will have SPOKEN with joy and

confidence.

Thank you

Deniz Şallı-ÇopurSLTEP 2006 Alumni