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The perks of making Connections
Improving Learners' Spoken Production
Natalia Gonzalez - @natibrandi
International House Buenos Aires
There is talking....
But arewe getting anywhere?
•Do you correct your students'
spoken production?
Poll
A- No – they'll never develop fluency if I do. B- Yes – mostly on the spot, I repeat what they're saying with a correct model. C- Yes – mostly on the spot and I also give them opportunities to correct themselves.D- Yes - Delayed feedback on both inaccurate and successful language use.
Why bother?
Self-monitoring
The ability to become aware of
what you are saying.
Why correct?
On the spot correction
Student makes mistake T immediately repeats what student said accurately.
Student makes mistake T repeats mistake or asks student to say that sentence again to encourage self-correction.
Delayed feedback: Option 1
Students are assigned a task.
Students talk.
T monitors unobstrusivelyMay decide to sit behind
the horse-shoe. T takes notes of what ss
say (content and language, both correct
and inaccurate use of language)
T puts samples of ss' production on the board, and ss discuss which arecorrect and which need
improvement.
Delayed feedback: Option 2
Students are assigned a task.
Students talk.
T uses digital recording,could be video or just audio. T watches videos afterwards
and so do students. An option is to get them to
transcribe exactly what they said and then get learners to spot mistakes and reflect on
the bits that were successful.
Delayed feedback: Option 3
Students are assigned a task.
Ss complete the task from home, using different Apps like Spreaker (my favourite). They can rehearse and add sound effects until they are happywith their product, which means they'll be monitoring theirlanguage use until they like it.
www.spreaker.com
What now?
What do we do with all that feedback?How do we get learners to remember the mistakesthey commonly make?What about emergent language, great language thatemerges from tasks? How do we keep records of this?
The perks of making connections :)
Mistake Correction Tips to avoid mistake
Taught/ta t/ʊ
He like football
Could be: funnyMnemonicKinestheticVisual
Can you think of any ideas? Add them to the chatboxCan you think of any ideas? Add them to the chatbox
The perks of making connections :)
Mistake Correction Tips to avoid mistake
Taught/ta t/ʊ
Taught/t :t/ɔ
Like caught and AugustAu very often pronounced / :/ɔ
He like football He likes football
HeShe with SIt
Visual tip
Mnemonic tip
What about emergent language?
Lexical notebooks?
Lexical item
Pronunciation Example Association
Gherkin(noun)
/g :k ŋ/ɜ ɪ Gherkins are traditionally served cold, as cooked gherkins lose their intense flavour rapidly.
A pickle made from a cucumber. It’s also the name of that building I saw when I went to London (with that shape)
Fun with lexical notebooks:
Heads up!
