speaking as modern language priority

Speaking as a Priority in the Modern Language ClassHarry Grover Tuttle, Ed. D. Instructor, Author, Consultanthtuttlebs@gmail.com http://www.eduwithtechn.wordpress.com

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Why did you become a Modern Language teacher?

Was your priority to teach your students

How to write in the target language?

How to read in the target language?

How to listen in the target language?

How to speak in the target language?

SpeakingOFSTED, 2008

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If your Spanish students were to go to Quito, Ecuador,

would they need to take their Spanish textbook,

workbook and class notes to be able to talk to people?

Or could they speak spontaneously to them?

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We know of Krashen's Input/Output Theory.

Realistically, our input only matters in terms of

what the students output.

Do you go home and watch your TV's input or do

you watch the TV's output?

90%

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How do you help your students put together the

various blocks of vocabulary and grammar so that

they build big speaking conversations?

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Do your students usually speak in

Single words or phrases?

A sentence?

Multiple sentences?

Does they use multiple sentences as in real

conversations?

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During class, do your students speak for a minute in

the target language?

A consecutive minute?

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Practice?* *

LearnVsUse

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ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines – Speaking

Superior-level speakers :• Converse fully in formal and informal settings on topics related to personal, public, and professional/scholarly interests

Advanced-level speakers :• Converse in most informal and some formal settings on topics of personal and public interest

Intermediate-level speakers :• participate in simple, direct conversations on generally predictable topics related to daily activities and personal environment

Novice-level speakers:• respond to simple questions in memorized phrases and some personalized recombinations for a very limited number of immediate needs

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Help your students to “jam” in the language!

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Eye on Education Books: http://is.gd/tbook

Based on ACTFL Proficiencies

Has a way to assess the speaking of all students in your classroom in 3 minutes.

Identifies 15+ language functions

For each language function, provides 10+ strategies for students to use to improve.

Help your students go from crawlers to runners in their target language speaking.

Harry Grover Tuttle, Ed. D.

Instructor /Author/ Consultant(Speaking, Culture, Technology, Smartphones)

htuttlebs@gmail.com

Book: Improving Foreign Language Speaking through Formative Assessment http://is.gd/tbook

For YouTube video clip http://bit.ly/mlspeaking

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