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| Title | Methods: oral practice in class |
| Body | The question: I can see that it's not easy to keep student interest when doing the exercises in the book which focus on conversation. If I have only one pair of students practice at a time, the others seem to lose interest, but if I allow them to pair off, many of them don't really take it seriously and I'm not sure how much they get out of this activity. Any suggestions? Response #1: I have students paired off...the person sitting behind you, to your left....or whatever. I change them on whim. We practice the structure together as a class....and then I have them turn to their partner and repeat the exchange. That takes about a minute, and then I have them turn around and we work on the next thing. That reduces the noise and chaos to a manageable level, and they know that if I hear English the activity stops right away. Sometimes I have them do a set of 5-6 questions and answers this way. I circulate so they know that their activity is being monitored. Hornby, L. Re: how to practice with students. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (16 Sep. 2004). Response #2: I get good speaking practice results by passing out a square of paper (post it note?) to each kid before doing a time of oral practice (maybe three exercises I've already modeled.) They write their name and the date on the paper and then to the left, two things: One: I spoke English (-2) and Two: I spoke French.(+1) Then, after I ring a bell, they can't speak any English, and they make a mark for each time they speak a question or an answer. When time is up, collect the squares and give them a little oral grade for it in your book. (I just write in the points.) You will hear a lot of target language because they know their effort will be noticed by you later. If some kids seem to be exaggerating their points, establish a maximum possible. But, you WILL see a lot of kids trying to speak, so it is worth it. Bishop, M. Re: FLTEACH Digest - 14 Sep 2004 to 15 Sep 2004 (#2004-481). Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (15 Sep. 2004). |
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