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Comberton Village CollegeTalk to me!Crystal clear ideas to get students talkingSpontaneous talkRole of the teacherPractical examples from one KS4 Y10 classRachel Hawkes

Comberton Village CollegeSpontaneous talk: What is it?Spontaneous contributions in the TL as part of the language of the classroomUnplanned / unscripted talk as part of a lesson task or activityWhole-class teacher-led interactions (that may prime for subsequent pair work)Rachel Hawkes

Comberton Village CollegeWhy is it important?Students equate the ability to speak in the TL with learning the language (it is the subject to them)

Students believe that what the can produce in unrehearsed situations is what they really know

Spontaneous TL use (or lack of it) has been highlighted in every Ofsted report since records began

Secondary Curriculum, KS3 Framework and GCSE specifications (not all) highlight its importanceRachel Hawkes

Comberton Village CollegeWhat is the teacher role in spontaneous talk?Source of high quality language input for acquisitionContingent feedbackSensitive co-constructionCreation of a safe place for trial and errorInclusion of humourRachel Hawkes

Comberton Village CollegeWhat about the rest of the class?Source of high quality language input for acquisitiona) The unpredictability and humour of these interactions encourage active listening for comprehension.The stability and continuity of the theme/topic of the talk enablelearners to understand longer stretches of interaction (teacher talk and visual stimulus are the scaffolding)Off line opportunities for reflection and planningComparing the talk of teacher and peer Using the time to plan next contributionRachel Hawkes

Hoy vamos a hacer preguntas

Comberton Village CollegeIncreasing interactivity (spontaneity, sustaining the flow, intonation)QuestioningIdea 1WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS

71. Me llamo Adam.2. Tengo 15 aos.4. S.7. S, pero es un poco aburrido.

6. S, por supuesto. Y t?3. En Cambourne.5. S, me gusta mucho.Cules son las preguntas?881. S, me gusta mucho.2. S, porque me hacen rer.6. Fui de compras en Cambridge.

3. Le gusta jugar al ftbol.5. Voy a ir al cine.Cules son las preguntas?4. Me gusta salir con mis amigos.99I will do the questions the first time around here and that will give a lead to the stronger ones to do likewise when we change roles.Comberton Village CollegeIncreasing interactivity (spontaneity, sustaining the flow, intonation)QuestioningRachel HawkesIdea 2FIND SOMEONE WHO

10Busca a la persona que

juega al ftbol los sbados. va al cine a menudo. lee todos los das. ve la tele cada da. nunca descarga msica del Internet.11Busca a la persona a quin

le gusta Come Dine with Me. no le gusta Top Gear. le gusta Factor X.12Comberton Village CollegeManipulating language (Sentence-building, creativity, improvisation)Rachel HawkesIdea 3TARGET TALK

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Qu deportes te gustan?Your answer must contain EXACTLY 7 words!Qu programas te gustan?Your answer must contain more than 9 words!The conditions or targets can be many and varied. It ALMOST doesnt matter as the point of putting a condition there is to cause students to think their sentences through carefully as they build them. It makes them much more aware of what theyre saying. And making a sentence of exactly 8 words will involve usually a very short clause with weil or two clauses linked with und or additional details like when and where. So they focus on different ways to make their sentences longer. It also works well to set >9 words or