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- 2. What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen? A “warmer”? Gif from http://www.picgifs.com/graphics/laughing Not so easy is it!Not so easy is it!
- 3. Why is this so difficult? • Too many options to choose from • No prompts/context • Pressure to remember something incredibly funny Image from www.bikejuju.com/2012/monkeys-on- bicycles
- 4. Why do trainees do this? But…But… Admirably, they may be trying to … •give learners freer practice or fluency practice •give learners a chance to say what they want •promote personalized, meaningful interaction •remove artificial restrictions
- 5. Why do trainees do this? So, if this is the case…So, if this is the case… But they may… •not understand the terminology •not know how to support the learners with speaking tasks •not be aware of the difficulty level of their tasks (and not just linguistic difficulties!)
- 6. What is freer practice? Now let’s see if they are the same ones I selected!Now let’s see if they are the same ones I selected! Take one minute, and circle any of the following aspects that you think characterizes ‘freer practice’. No one right or wrong answer Wide range of language can be used to successfully complete the task Task doesn’t have specific parameters Students can be encouraged to use the target language Task can’t have a concrete outcome Task must be about students’ own lives Task should not have multiple stages
- 7. Restrictions in real genres Or if you’re not into Shakespeare: There once was a man from Nantucket… Or if you’re not into Shakespeare: There once was a man from Nantucket… Listen to this short audio clip and answer these questions: •Do you recognize the poem? •Do you think the poet is following any predetermined structure? Sonnet 130 by Shakespeare Famous for using the following structure: • 14 lines long •Iambic Pentameter •AB AB CD CD EF EF GG
- 8. Restrictions in real genres Some other structured text types include •Haikus (5 syllables – 7 syllables – 5 syllables) •Tweets (140 characters) •Minisagas (max 50 words) Can you think of any others to add to the list? Did you know? As of March 2013, more than 400 million tweets per day are sent worldwide Did you know? As of March 2013, more than 400 million tweets per day are sent worldwide
- 9. Classic freer-speaking ELT activity (with restrictions) - ROLEPLAY Adapted from www.busyteacher.orgAdapted from www.busyteacher.org
- 10. Classic freer-speaking ELT activity (with restrictions) - ROLEPLAY Restrictions •Context provided •Character motivations (reasons for speaking) provided •Predictable functional language and lexis that will be needed
- 11. A few other classic freer- speaking ELT activities (with restrictions) • Alibi • Balloon / Desert island discussion • Ranking/Prioritizing activities • Lexis on cards dialogues/roleplays/debates • Murder mysteries (or other info gap / puzzle tasks) • Time-restricted / randomly chosen topic short conversations • Picture dictations
- 12. Classic freer-writing ELT activity (with restrictions) – Chain story animation from gifbin.comanimation from gifbin.com Nothing fancy to see here… •Dictate first sentence of a story •Pairs write next sentence •Pairs pass on sentence to next group •Target language must be used •Continue process •Class/group feedback of some sort Or is there!?! When chain stories go bad…
- 13. Classic freer-writing ELT activity (with restrictions) – Chain Story Restrictions •Context provided •Limited to writing one sentence •Teacher can select required target language •Writing closely linked to preceding text
- 14. A few other classic freer-writing ELT activities (with restrictions) • Random word story • Restrictive genres (those mentioned earlier) • Writing crosswords • Genre prompts • Paper interview • Any others?
- 15. Keep in touch! Ben Naismith Email: ben@ihdubai.com Blog: www.eltstew.wordpress.com Twitter: @Ben_Naismith
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