We are approaching June which means we need to start planning for our next Twitter chat. That’ll be on Sunday 3rd June at 8:30pm AEST time.
We have a choice of two topics – see descriptions below, then VOTE!
Teaching Speaking: speaking sub-skills, types of speaking, how to give effective feedback, meaningful communicative practice, beyond the classroom.
We’ve seen a few posts on ‘Speaking’ recently on the #AusELT Facebook group, plus it was the theme of recent Sydney MeetELT. so thought it might be a popular topic to take to our Twitter chat. These are some of the topics we thought the chat could focus on:
- What really are the sub-skills of speaking?
- What types of speaking come up as necessary in our teaching contexts?
- How can we give effective feedback on speaking, and how much? (check out Gabrielle Luoni’s presentation from the recent UECA PD Fest: Giving explicit feedback on speaking errors – the more, the better.
- What makes meaningful communicative practice?
- How can students develop speaking beyond the classroom?
Extensive Listening: auditory comprehensible input for effective, and efficient, language acquisition.
There seems to be a lot of discussion around about Extensive Reading, but not as much about Extensive Listening. In a recent episode of the We Teach Languages podcast, Beniko Mason talks about her Story Listening and Efficient Acquisition. ‘Efficiency’ is key for her, and her slogan is “Reduce suffering!”, meaning for the students, but when you learn more about the approach, you might agree it relates to teachers as well. Beniko Mason is trying to change that, and along with Stephen Krashen, has been conducting research and workshops on this approach to developing. Check out the podcast show notes to find links to her publications and current projects. A lot of the material there is focused on teaching young learners, but our discussion would be around how to use a similar approach, an Extensive Listening approach in our classrooms.
Please vote in the poll below and we’ll announce the winner on our Facebook page and on Twitter on Monday. The chat will take place on 3rd June at 8:30pm AEST time. (click here to see the time where you are).
Vote here:
What would you like to talk about on Sun 3 June 2018?
For those new to Twitter chats, these posts should get you started:
- Need help with Twitter?
- #AusELT 1-page guide to Twitter
- So you have a Twitter account – now what? (from Cult of Pedagogy)
- And for some reasons to be on Twitter, there’s this: Why teachers are turning to Twitter
If you are not sure about Twitter and need a hand to get started, do message Lesley on Facebook or Twitter (@cioccas) or by leaving a comment below.
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