1. TEACHING PRODUCTIVE SKILLS TO CHILDREN

2. The four skills
Receptive:
Reading
Listening
Productive:
Speaking
Writing

3. SPEAKING AND WRITING
Definition
Aspects to teach
Activities

4. SPEAKING: Definition
Speaking involves expressing ideas and opinions, expressing a wish or desire to do something, negotiating or solving problems or establishing and maintaining social relations.

5. SPEAKING: To be successful
Students have to control…
The ability to articulate phonological features of the language comprehensively;
Expertise on stress, rhythm, intonation patterns,
An acceptance degree of fluency,
Transactional and interpersonal skills,
Skills in talking short and long speaking turns,
Skills in the management of interaction,
Using appropriate formulae and fillers.

6. SPEAKING: Aspects
ACCURACY
PRONUNCIATION
FLUENCY
VOCABULARY

7. SPEAKING: Accuracy… TO PRACTISE
… includes the correct use of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.
TO PRACTISE

8. SPEAKING: Fluency…
… is the ability to keep going when speaking spontaneously.

9. SPEAKING: Pronunciation

10. SPEAKING: Vocabulary

11. COMMUNICATION GAMES & INFORMATION GAP
SPEAKING: Activities
COMMUNICATION GAMES & INFORMATION GAP

12. SPEAKING: Activities
ROLE PLAY & SIMULATION

13. SPEAKING: Activities
GROUP WORK & PAIR WORK

14. SPEAKING: Activities
NEED TO COMMUNICATE

15. DEBATES OR DISSCUSIONS
SPEAKING: Activities
DEBATES OR DISSCUSIONS

16. WRITING: Definition
This productive skill allows putting the thoughts into words in a paper.

17. WRITING: Spelling

18. WRITING: Layout & Punctuation

19. WRITING: Sentence construction & Text cohesion

20. WRITING: Creative writing

21. WRITING: possibilities and activities
REAL WRITING TASK

22. WRITING: possibilities and activities
BRAINSTORMING

23. WRITING: possibilities and activities
guided and freer writing activities
structure writing activities
WRITING ACTIVITIES

24. WRITING: possibilities and activities
CLASS NEWSPAPER

25. TO SUM UP Guide Important but secondary role Motivation
< Teacher talk time
> Students talk time
Positive feedback