7 ideas today…

…to enhance classroom talk tomorrow

Rachel Hawkes

teacher talk

planned tasks

student to student

student to teacher

1 Teacher talk – 5Cs

• Consistent• Clear / concise• Communicative• Checks understanding• Creative

2 Incidental talkHave a routine for recording the incidental talk that arises in everyday classroom interaction.

Incidental talk Y8 beginner German first 6 weeks• danke (thank you)• gut (good/well)• bitte (please)• einfach (easy)• jetzt (now)• eine Frage ( a question)• eine Antwort (an answer)• schwierig (difficult)• ein Heft (an exercise book)• fast (almost)

• schnell (fast)• eine Ausnahme (exception)• die Aussprache

(pronunciation)• intelligent• klar (clear)• Ist das…? (Is it/that…?)• nein (no)• kein (no + noun)• nicht (not)

1.Ich lese/spreche ein Buch2.Deutsch ist danke/gut3.Ich bin intelligent/ein Heft4.Mathe ist einfach/jetzt5.Usain Bolt laüft sehr

fast/schnell6.Ich habe keine/nein Brüder7.Physik ist schwierig/ja

Was ist richtig?

teacher talk

planned tasks

student to student

student to teacher

3 PhonicsStudents will be more confident at speaking in the target language if they have a secure grasp of the sound/writing relationship.

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araña elefante idea

olvidar

universo cerdo ciclista casa

coche cucaracha gimnasia hamburguesa

España zumo guitarra llave

4 Question wordsStudents can initiate in the classroom as soon as they know the individual question words, so teach these with gestures asap!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqCvE258vY0

¿Dónde?

¿Cuándo?

¿Por qué?

¿Con quién?

¿Cómo?

¿Quién?¿Qué?

¿Qué pregunta es?

•Juego al fútbol.

•?

•en Comberton.

¿Dónde?

¿Qué pregunta es?

•Juego al fútbol.

•?

•el sábado.

¿Cuándo?

¿Qué pregunta es?

•Juego al fútbol.

•?

•¡JUEGO AL FÚTBOL!

¿Qué?¿Cómo?

¿Qué pregunta es?

•Juego al fútbol.

•?

•¡Es fenomenal!

¿Por qué?

¿Qué pregunta es?

•Juego al fútbol.

•?

•con mis amigos.

¿Con quién?

5 Teach it! Interaction language needs teaching. Introduce key structures and encourage students to use and re-use them often.

http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/French-Classroom-Display-6336471/ http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/German-Classroom-Display-6340641/ http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Spanish-Classroom-Display-6336470/

teacher talk

planned tasks

student to student

student to teacher

6 Spontaneity is planned! What is spontaneous for the students can be planned for by the teacher! Incorporate a range of different tasks into lessons that require students to produce language off the top of their heads.

http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Talking-to-Learn-6207455/ http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Talking-to-Learn-2-6219693/

Target talk

Your answer must contain EXACTLY 7 words!

Your answer must contain more than 9 words!

Hotseating

Salut! Je m’appelle Clarisse et j’habite à Fonainebleau. Je suis drôle et intelligente et je suis fan de foot! Le foot, c’est ma passion. Mon équipe, c’est le PSG.

Mon frère Rény est très sympa. En genéral on s’entend bien et normalement on regarde les matches de foot ensemble.

Hier soir, j’ai regardé un match de foot international à la télé, J’ai mangé du popcorn, comme d’hab.

Le weekend dernier, je suis allée au Parc des Princes où j’ai regardé le PSG contre Auxerre. J’ai aimé le match parce qu’il y a eu deux pénalties. Après le match, je suis allée au café où j’ai mangé un sandwich.

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1 Comment t’appelles tu?2 Où habites-tu?3 Tu es comment?4 Tu es drôle? Tu es intelligent?5 Quel est ton sport préféré?6 Quelle est ta passion?7 Quelle est ton équipe préférée?8 Qui est Rény?9 Tu as des frères ou des soeurs?10 Comment s’appelle ton frère?11 Ton frère, il est comment?12 On se dispute?13 Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ensemble?14 Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire avec ton frère?

15 Qu’est-ce que tu fais normalement avec ton frère?16 Qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier soir?17 Tu as mangé quelquechose?18 Qu’est-ce que tu as fait le weekend dernier?19 Le PSG, c’est quoi?20 C’était bien le match? Pourquoi?21 Le PSG a gagné? 22 Qu’est-ce que tu as fait après le match?

Questions

1. J’adore le sport.

2. Quinze ans.

4. Oui.

7. Oui, mais c’est un peu ennuyeux.

6. Oui, bien sûr. Et toi?

3. À Cambridge.

5. Oui, j’aime beaucoup.

¿Quelles sont les questions?

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teacher talk

planned tasks

student to student

student to teacher

7 Creating contexts Teach specific language e.g. for game playing or for group talk tasks and then keep creating opportunities for students to use it.

Du bist ein großer

Schwindler / eine große

Schwindlerin!

You are a big cheater!

Halt die Klappe! Ich höre nicht.

Shut up! I can’t hear.

Ich habe gewonnen! Ich bin der Meister /

die Meisterin!

I have won! I am the

champion!

Was hast du für Nummer ..... geschrieben?

What have you written for

number ....?

Du hast verloren!

You have lost! Ich habe keine Ahnung, kannst du mir helfen?

I have no clue, can you help

me?

Fang an! Du bist daran!

Start! It’s your turn!

Können wir bitte zusammen

arbeiten, ich verstehe das nicht so gut?

Can we work together please,

I don’t understand it

very well..

Nadal Paella

David Villa Andy Murray

X

¿Qué piensas?

¡Sí, es verdad!¡No, es mentira!

¡Yo también!¡Yo tampoco!

¡Estás loco/a!

Pienso que...

XX

¿Qué piensas?

Pienso que… I think that…Creo que.. I believeLa excepción es.. the exception isporque because/forEs (from verb ‘SER’ to be) It is (permanent characteristics)un animal – una persona - un país – un continente -

an animal – a person - a country – a continent

de Inglaterra, Escocia, España…plural/singular plural/singularun verbo – un adjetivo – un sustantivo a verb - an adjective - a noun

masculino - femenino masculine - femininediferente differentlos otros son… the others are…

España Perú Brasil Cuba

yo ella nosotros Usted

uno dos diez doce

Madrid Paris Londres Barcelona

And finally…Involve the students in reflecting on their own TL use and the teacher TL use. Ask them regularly to give their impressions as to their own progress.

Project: Classroom talkQuestionnaire:

(write the answers in the back of your book, we will compare them each half term to see if the % increases)

1.How much German does your teacher speak in the classroom (% of total speech)?

2.How much German do you use when talking to your teacher (% of total speech)?

3.How much German do you use when talking to other students (% of total speech)?

Secret policeman• Someone in the class is the secret

policeman. • They will take note of who uses the

German classroom phrases the most.• At the end of the class, the secret

policeman will reveal him/herself.• The person using them the most

German phrases will receive a reward at the end of the class.

Es ist männlich It’s masculine Es ist weiblich It’s feminine

Es ist anders It’s different Es ist im Plural It’s plural

Es endet mit .... It finishes with Es beginnt mit It starts with

Ich weiß es nicht I don’t know Ich verstehe nicht

I don’t understand

Ich brauche noch eine Minute

I need another minute

Nochmal, bitte Again, please

Ich habe mein Heft / Tagebuch vergessen

I have forgotten my exercise book / planner

Wie sagt man ..... auf Englisch / Deutsch?

How do you say …. in English / German?

Rachel Hawkeswww.rachelhawkes.com (Presentations and Training Speaking)

My profile on TES:http://www.tes.co.uk/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=257847

My email:rhawkes@comberton.cambs.sch.uk

http://www.all-languages.org.uk/events/language_world/language_world_2014