This is based on Walsh work on Self Assessment of Teacher Talk

1. SETT Framework Self- Evaluation of TeacherTalk

2. Objectives Torecognizedescriptions of interactionalfeatures, pedagogicgoals and aimsfor L2 classrooms Toidentifythestagesonthe SETT process

3. Whatis a SETT framework? It is model of reflective practice It facilitates understanding of language useand interactive decision-making It redirects teachers’ attention towards interactional choice

4. SETT Foundations NaturalisticApproach Institutionaldiscourse (Sinclair & Coulthard) Conversationmethodology(Seedhouse& Walsh)

5. L2 classroom Inter-relatedmicro-contexts Itismanaged, created and sustainedbyinteractants Interaction is central

6. Howdoeslearningoccur in a L2 classroom? Learningoccurs through talk which is jointlyconstructed by teachers and students (socioconstructivism) Teachers and learners work towards one common institutional goal: learning the second language

7. A shiftfrom TTT toClassroomcompetences “Opportunities for learning are … primarily determined by the teacher.”

8. Interactionalarchitecture of theclassroomlanguage

9. SETT stages SETT Worshop SETT Process, part I SETT Process, part II

10. The SETT Workshop

11. SETT Workshop:PedagogicMode Micro-context with: defined pedagogic goals and distinctive interactional features.

12. PedagogicModes – A startingpoint “As the focus of a lesson changes, interaction patterns and pedagogic goals change too”

13. DA and CA Analysis Conversation Analysis Discourse Analysis

14. Activity 1 – The SETT Grid ReadcarefullytheSETT grid Readthetranscriptonyourhandout and identify a pedagogicmode

15. Activity 2 - Describring Identifyfeatures of teachertalkontheexcerptgiven in yourhandout. “Language use and pedagogic purpose are inextricably linked and … teacher talk varies according to mode”

16. L2 classroomislike a ‘russiandoll’ Modeswitching Modesidesequence

17. Part II: SETT Process

18. Howisthis done (part 1)? – A practicalexercise Recordingsfromthreedifferent lessons (15’ minutes each) Complete a written analysis using the SETT grid