Make AKL your tALKland

CONTENTS

Speaking about speaking

Research summary

Opportunities for speaking practice in AKL

Personal speaking practice plan

Speaking about speaking

Discuss the questions on the cards

Don’t read out the question: Memorize it and look at the person you are talking to!

Make a comment and ask a follow-up question

Research summary

(Birrell & Healy, 2006, p. 13)

(Paul, 2007, p. 28)

(Radloff, 2011, p. xiv)

(O’Loughlin & Arkoudis, 2009, p. 44)

Opportunities for speaking practice

Choose one of the events on the handout

Look up further details online

Circle the score you would give the event for:

• Convenience• Interest• Usefulness

Discuss your evaluations in your group

Personal Speaking Practice Plan

How are you going to speak more English at Massey University?

How many hours a week are you going to spend speaking English outside the university?

Which club or association are you going to try?

References

Birrell, B., & Healey, E. (2006). Migrant accountants: Highnumbers, poor outcomes. People & Place, 16(4), 9-22.

O’Loughlin, K., & Arkoudis, S. (2009). Investigating IELTS exit score gains in higher education. IELTS Research Reports 10, 1-86

Paul, A. (2007). IELTS as a predictor of academic languageperformance 2. IELTS Research Reports 7, 1-35.

Radloff, A. (2011). Student engagement in New Zealanduniversities. Wellington, New Zealand: AKO Aotearoa.

TOPIC DATE 

INZights 

March 16

In other words 

March 23

Firstly, secondly .. stop March 30 

Proofreading bingo 

April 6

See you next time!