Transcript Conversation 2

Conversation & Composition
Damian Heywood
Ph.010-4871-1066
Email: [email protected]
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A1014
Touchstone 2 (2nd Ed.) – student book NOT the
workbook!!
Assessment
• Attendance 10%
– If you have a problem, see me...
• 1 Informal Meeting 10% (not graded – turn up
and get the points) + 2 GZ interviews (signed)
+ Profile Card!!
• Class Participation 10%
• Mid Term a)Paired Oral 20% b) Written Exam
10%
• Final a) Paired Oral 30% b) Written Exam 10%
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How to improve...
Try to practice a little every day.
Study less and practice more.
Cross-train.
Self-correction and peer correction.
Form a group and practice outside class.
Go to Global Zone.. Come and see me..
Be positive and get rid of your shyness. Making
mistakes is part of the process... Speak more.
• Use different sentence structures and say things
in 2 different ways to explain.
How to do well...
This is an active class with partner swaps and
activities that require you to be involved...
• Join in class activities.
• Talk to me in class ...
• Ask for help / clarification.
• Do the practice exams I make for you.
• Help yourself. Take responsibility. Practice
reciprocity.
• In the oral exams, show me a range of the
language we’ve studied.
Active Listening and follow up
questioning (not just “why?”)
• - You should never be sitting doing nothing. If
you have finished the task, you need to keep
chatting about another topic or recycling the
language with other themes.
• “Last week I went on holiday with a friend”.
Correction Techniques
• Who should correct mistakes?
1. self correction
2. peer (partner) correction
3. teacher correction
Principles
• Correct in a positive way. Remember learning a language is difficult and we need to support each
other.
• Bonus - Enhance your listening skills by following what is said.
Self Correction
• I encourage self-correction. If you can fix your own mistakes, it shows that you understand and it
allows you to feel more confident in your knowledge.
• "I go(ed) to... I mean, I went to the beach yesterday."
• “I went to she’s home ” .. “ umm actually her home”
Peer Correction
• Gesture – raise your eyebrow / look puzzled / use your hands.
• Ask for Repetition – say again ? Huh ? Please repeat that ? What do you mean?
• Echo – say back (correctly) “did you say / mean .. ”
• Echo question. “I’m annoying” … “You’re annoying?”
Teacher correction
I’m the native speaker – ask me!!
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Remember IF you are making the same mistake over and over you need to say the whole sentence,
maybe write it down and review the grammar..
Don’t over-do correction (fluency verse accuracy)
Slow down and listen to yourself and others
Make sure your partner and you understand that correcting each other isn’t confrontational but
helpful.
Profile
Front
Name:
Student no:
Grade & Major:
Class Time:
Live:
Part Time Job: (y/n) _________
Job Aspirations:
Other hopes / experiences (past / future):
Your English study habits / what you want to achieve:
On the Back
About you / Vacation / etc
Bingo
Are you
Is good at
swimming.
Is a smoker.
Is in love.
Is from a big
family.
Is afraid of dogs.
Do you
Lives in Hadan.
Enjoys Sci-Fi.
Sings/Dances well.
Has a brother.
Has a girlfriend /
boyfriend.
What’s your
Their favourite
class is
conversation.
Dreams to become
a teacher.
Their star sign is
Capricorn. OR
Their blood type is
AB
Their best friend is
funny.
Their mother
works.
Can you
Can drive a car.
Can stay out late.
(no curfew)
Can cook well.
Can play a musical
instrument.
Can ride a bike.
WHQ +
(does/do/are) +
(you / your)
Goes out in
Seomyeon.
Is studying tonight!
Their best friend
studies at another
Uni.
On the weekend,
they chill out at
home.
On the weekend,
they are a party
animal.