Module 3-Teaching Listening and Speaking to Young Learners pot

Teacher talkWhy should teachers use English in class?.  to provide language input  to get pupils used to intonation patterns and sounds How can pupils understand teacher’s English?. Li

Teacher talk

Why should teachers use English in class?

 to provide language input

 to get pupils used to intonation patterns and sounds

How can pupils understand teacher’s English?

 by context

by gestures

Listening sub-skills

Bottom-up processing

understand parts  make sense of the

whole

Bottom-up processing - example

Bottom-up processing - example

You’re a tree , growing tall You’re a very bouncing ball You’re a lady in the rain

You’re a bird , you’re a plane You’re a lion , you’re frog

You’re a monkey , you’re a log

Listening activities for younger learners

Listening requires nonverbal responses

 listen and do

 listen and make

 listen to rhymes, songs, action stories + miming

Listening activities –

initial stage

o Bring me

a machine, an apple, some chocolate, a

stapler, some sugar, a giraffe, balloons, a guitar, a hen, some cereal, a tiger, a

policeman

o Hit the answer MECHANIC DOCTOR PILOT SECRETARY

VET CHEF FARMER POLICEMAN

Listening sub-skills

Top-down processing

Using schemata knowledge:

 knowledge of topics / world

 fill in gaps in understanding

 make guesses & interpretations

Introduce useful words,

structures and concepts

Interactional modifications

of language

What is language modification?

Repair and rephrase what has been said by

modifying the original language use

Why do teachers modify language?

 To avoid misunderstanding

To solve misunderstanding

………

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Speaking sub-skills

What does a speaker need?

 Accuracy : the ability to monitor output

to produce grammatically correct

sentences

 Fluency : the ability to use native-like

pausing, rhythm, intonation, rate of

speaking, interruptions to

communicate ideas effectively

Types of speaking activities

Types of speaking activities

1. Listing

2. Ordering and sorting

3. Matching

4. Comparing

5. Predicting and problem-solving

6. Sharing personal experiences

7. Creative work

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