Speaking as Modern Language Priority
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Many reasons why speaking should be the priority in modern language/ foreign language instruction.
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- 1. Speaking as a Priority in the Modern Language Class Diego Dalmaso http://www.flickr.com/photos/9368361@N08/2989967087/ Harry Grover Tuttle, Ed. D. Instructor, Author, Consultant htuttlebs@gmail.com http://www.eduwithtechn.wordpress.com
- 4. 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?
- 5. * * Speaking OFSTED, 2008
- 7. 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?
- 9. 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?
- 10. 90%
- 12. Pinky sherbert photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/4269396864/in/photostream/
- 13. How do you help your students put together the various blocks of vocabulary and grammar so that they build big speaking conversations?
- 15. Do your students usually speak in Single words or phrases? A sentence? Multiple sentences? Does they use multiple sentences as in real conversations?
- 17. During class, do your students speak for a minute in the target language? A consecutive minute?
- 18. Marcp-dmoz http://www.flickr.com/photos/30982194@N05/3700447633/
- 19. * * Practice?
- 20. * * Learn Vs Use
- 21. 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
- 23. Help your students to “jam” in the language!
- 24. 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. http://www.eyeoneducation.com/prodinfo.asp?number=7096-9 Eye on Education Books: http://is.gd/tbook
- 25. 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 Blog http://www.eduwithtechn.wordpress.com