Group 4 by Paola Maciá https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99 Teaching oral interaction en-us 2017-04-23 04:55:46 UTC 2020-11-05 05:27:48 UTC hello@padlet.com I believe there is always an element of informal chat in class. Ice-breakers come to mind. There are many types of ice-breakers that require our students to interact with one another spontaneously for diffrent reasons. paolitamacia https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/878936972 2020-10-31 19:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/878936972 Pairs paolitamacia https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/878939706 Before virtual classes, I would ask my students to work in pairs to discuss a given topic or question. I also liked working this way if I wanted them to share feedback on an assignment. I added a bit of fun by asking them to switch partners when I played some music (similar to musical chairs).]]> 2020-10-31 19:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/878939706 I always do informal chats with my students about their day or various other things that come up during the course of class. It's a good way of creating connections too! TTrout934 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879108740 2020-10-31 23:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879108740 I have a very small F2F class (3 students) and one virtual student so it's difficult to do Pair work. We usually do whole group discussions using conversation sticks (popsicle sticks with various beginnings). TTrout934 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879109246 2020-10-31 23:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879109246 I really like Socratic Seminar for this as it helps students develop deeper understanding of topics given TTrout934 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879109929 2020-10-31 23:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879109929 Another way that I just thought of are some of the Kagen structures (https://education.wm.edu/centers/sli/events/ESL%20101/kagan-cl-structures.pdf). These are fun and really helpful! TTrout934 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879111852 2020-10-31 23:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879111852 Sometimes I do these with literary texts - such as Helen Keller - and ask the students to put themselves in her situation to see what they would do. TTrout934 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879113442 2020-10-31 23:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879113442 I really like using the Harkness model / method especially when you have students who are reluctant to speak in class. I also give the job of recording the interactions to students who sometimes are not fully engaged with the class / discussions and it seems to work really well! matthewlewent1 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879252907 2020-11-01 04:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879252907 Ice breakers and warmers are key in my class! We start off almost every lesson this way! matthewlewent1 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879254430 2020-11-01 04:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879254430 I agree Tanya! I do this with Literary texts as well. Although a little harder, I did this with Benjamin Button the other day where the students had to role play a day in the life of, at different stages of his life. It worked really well! matthewlewent1 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879255140 2020-11-01 04:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879255140 Think, Pair, Share is the go to in my class. I think it is a great method to encourage interaction and do peer and self assessment! matthewlewent1 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879256622 2020-11-01 04:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879256622 Students in my classes also take debate class as an extra curricular activity and love it when they get the chance to show off their debating skills in class! matthewlewent1 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879258044 2020-11-01 04:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879258044 ncantini1 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879816541 My kids are just getting used to Ib style examination and marking...So I generally have tried to give them a mini essay  topic from past paers and then follow up with a debate and then follow with a recorded interview. We have a small cohort so my focus is to individualise attention.]]> 2020-11-01 11:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879816541 We regularly play taboo with vocabulary words.. my goal is to trick them to forgetting that they are in a foreign language class. ncantini1 https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879820156 2020-11-01 11:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/879820156 I have tried fish bowl interactions. We recently wrapped up a theme on migration and human rights. incedsoul https://padlet.com/paolitamacia/5zjqrigy3z99/wish/892773453 One of their final tasks was to do a fishbowl exercise where they interview an immigrant. This was staged and varied by constantly changing the immigrant they had to interview or portray. From someone fresh off the boat, to someone seeking asylum and someone who had been living as an immigrant for more than 10 years. I think this went a long way in fostering empathy but even more than that they got to practice how a live interview would go
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