Unit 2 Teacher Talk

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 377.

Key aspects:

1) Non-Verbal Encouragement

2) Body Language

3) Verbal Encouragement

4) Verbal Reprimands

5) Voice maintenance

6) Teacher Talking Time (TTT)

Introduction

One of the most important requirements for optimal language learning is to provide the appropriate environment for learners to develop language skills. Such environment must include appropriate (and necessary) language input for learners. Teacher talk in the classroom constitutes one major source of this input. There is, however, an ongoing debate on how much of this talk is necessary and on whether students be given enough room for reflection on and use of language. By the end of this lesson you will not only be familiar with the issues but you will also have acquired new phrases that you can use in your classroom.

The objectives

By the end of the lesson, you should:

1) understand how to use language to promote more effective learning.

2) be able to use teacher talk in the classroom to promote effective learning

3) have learnt useful phrases to use in the classroom

4) be able to use natural rhythm and intonation in conversation

5) develop awareness of the register of different grammatical structures in order to use them appropriately

6) enrich your vocabulary by focusing on idioms, synonyms, and collocations

7) practice in more extended speaking, e.g. role-plays and debates.