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Using Speaking and WritingPicture Prompts with Students of Multiple Levels of Linguistic Abilities
Asian Languages BETACNYSABE Annual Conference
H ti t NYHuntington, NYMarch 13, 2010
What is the Asian Languages Bilingual/ESL T h i l A i t C t ?Technical Assistance Center?
Arabic Bengali Chinese Korean
Top Asian Language Groups
ALBETAC is…
Korean Russian Urdu
New York State
one of three language BETACs funded
State
by the New York State Education Department;
responsible for providing services to h l th h t N Y k St tschools throughout New York State.
ALBETAC’s mission is to…ALBETAC s mission is to…
provide technical assistance to New York ppublic schools with large populations of Asian English language learners; ensure that these schools adhere to the Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154 in their delivery of educational services appropriate for y pp pthis population; andsupport schools by serving as a clearinghouse
f fand repository for Asian resource materials for educators of elementary to secondary schools throughout New York State.g
Magic Seven to support English l i itilanguage acquisition
low anxiety environmentlow anxiety environment comprehensible input focus on communicationfocus on communication, contextualized language
terror acceptancerespect for language acquisition tstages
teacher as facilitator
The Value of Using Pictures as S ki /W iti P tSpeaking/Writing Prompts
Low anxietyComprehensible input Focus on communicationHighly contextualizedHighly contextualizedNYSESLAT test items
3-Stage Process to Develop LLanguage
describing the picturedescribing the picture discussing what has happened
di ti h t ill h tpredicting what will happen next
Describing the PictureBrainstorm Activity
Students describe the picture byStudents describe the picture by responding to “Wh” questions.
Generates vocabulary needed toGenerates vocabulary needed to describe the pictureGrammatical structures primarily used:Grammatical structures primarily used:
Present tense and present progressive tensetense“There is” and “There are”
F ki t itiFrom speaking to writing
Let’s get started.Let s get started.
Who?Wh t?What?When?Where?How?How?
What happened?What happened?
Grammatical structures primarily used:Grammatical structures primarily used:Past tense
Requires more vocabulary andRequires more vocabulary and creativity/imaginationSSmall group work allows communication between students to
i inegotiate meaningFrom speaking to writing
Let’s try it.Let s try it.
What happened before in this picture?What happened before in this picture?Can I tell a story about it?
B d d i tiBeyond descriptionRequires students to create people and events not captured in this pictureevents not captured in this picture
What will happen next?What will happen next?
Grammatical structures primarily used:Grammatical structures primarily used:Future tense
Requires more vocabulary andRequires more vocabulary and creativity/imaginationSSmall group work allows communication between students to
i inegotiate meaningFrom speaking to writing
Let’s try it.Let s try it.
What will happen next?What will happen next?Can I tell a believable story about it?
E t d t t h t i ht hExtend your story to what might happen in 2 hours, 2 days… Requires students to create people andRequires students to create people and events not captured in this picture
Teacher as a FacilitatorTeacher as a Facilitator
In groups use the assigned picturesIn groups, use the assigned pictures to discuss how they can be used as speaking and writing prompts forspeaking and writing prompts for students. (2 minutes)to complete a short story in writingto complete a short story in writing following the 3-stage process. (8 minutes)
Time to share!
ALBETAC ResourcesALBETAC Resources
Translated Glossaries
Recent ActivitiesRecent Activities
The 17th Annual ALBETAC PaintingThe 17 Annual ALBETAC Painting Contest, deadline March 24, 2010March 6, Bengali-speaking ParentMarch 6, Bengali speaking Parent ConferenceMarch 5, Chinese Language TeacherMarch 5, Chinese Language Teacher Monthly ForumMarch 10, Chinese NLA TeacherMarch 10, Chinese NLA Teacher Swap ShopMarch 20, Early Childhood AcademyMarch 20, Early Childhood Academy
C t t I f tiContact Information
Pat LoSusan Rui
ALBETAC@gmail.com212 998 5198212-998-5198
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/albetac/
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