1. Powerpoint Templates Page 1 Powerpoint Templates Speaking Activities & Using Technology to Develop Oracy in the MFL Classroom Isabelle Jones Alderley Edge School for Girls http://isabellejones.blogspot.com @icpjones

2. Powerpoint Templates Page 2 Aims Consider a range of activities to enhance speaking skills Evaluate the use of ICT tools to develop oracy in the MFL classroom

3. Powerpoint Templates Page 3 Achievement and Challenge, OFSTED, January 2011 Achievement at GCSE and KS4 uptake Language learners’ self-image and confidence (impact on motivation) Personal belief Why Speaking?

4. Powerpoint Templates Page 4 Student use of Target Language in class Structured speaking activities Spontaneous talk in and out of the MFL classroom Different types of Speaking?

5. Powerpoint Templates Page 5 “The changing landscape of languages” OfSTED (2004-2008) “Across all phases speaking is the least well developed of all the skills. Students’ inability to be able to say what they want to say in a new language has a negative impact on their confidence and enthusiasm.” “A further hindrance to speaking fluently was that sound- spelling links not been taught well.” “...it was much rarer for reading or listening to be used to stimulate discussion and communicative activities.” ‘When required to speak at greater length or in new situations,...accuracy and fluency deteriorate, partly because [the] grasp of structure is usually less secure than [the] retention of vocabulary.’

6. Powerpoint Templates Page 6 Give detailed information Express personal opinions Justify points of view Use more developed sentences Increase the number of exchanges in a conversation Use a range of vocabulary and structures Use time references Refer to past, present or future Speaking targets

7. Powerpoint Templates Page 7 Key strategies to enhance Speaking *Teaching sound-written patterns (phonics) *Systematically practising language- enhancing structures *Providing opportunities for planned & unplanned talk *Focusing on key structures and verbs in different tenses *Catering for a wide range of preferred learning styles *Using technology to motivate & record interactions or Individual speaking work

8. Powerpoint Templates Page 8 Becoming more Fluent Developing your Memory Improving your Pronunciation Asking questions Sentence- building Spontaneous responses With thanks to Lucy Hadfield and Rachel Hawkes

9. Powerpoint Templates Page 9 1. Describe and draw9. Taboo 2. Spot the difference10. Battleships 3. Quiz quiz trade11. Mini presentations 4. Story telling12. Chain speaking 5. Charades13. Role play 6. Mime/Narration14. Information gap 7. Find someone who15. Pair dictation 8. Interviews16. Picture narration

10. Powerpoint Templates Page 10 17. Guess who23. Class survey 18. Memory pairs24. Speed dating 19. Chinese whispers25. Puppets 20. Verbal tennis26. Question/song of the day 21. Mind reading27. Use visitors to introduce themselves to the class. 22. Noughts and crosses

11. Powerpoint Templates Page 11 What is the best excuse for not doing your homework?

12. Powerpoint Templates Page 12 Word in a bag – explain it to the group. Dice games: 1 dice represents pronouns, second dice represents verbs or tenses. Write an unknown word on the board: pupils ask questions to find out what it means. Guessing game: In pairs, one pupil has a card with a word on a topic, the partner has to ask questions about it to work out what it is e.g. an item of lost property, a job, a famous person etc. TV programme: turn off the sound and pupils provide the dialogue or use future tense by asking what will happen next. Balloon debate: Who gets thrown out first? Cluedo: Who did it? – in groups (with a time limit) pupils come up with either: a) the most excusesb) the most creative excuse / alibi What level??

13. Powerpoint Templates Page 13 Throw the ball: Differentiated questions and responses. Build it up: Go round the class or back and forth (in pairs): pupils add a detail to a sentence to make it longer e.g. je joue, je joue au tennis, je joue au tennis avec John etc. Link it: Link key phrases and grammar points to different topics when teaching it e.g. je n’ai pas de frères and ask pupils to come up with other nouns to replace frères. Opinions: Put key higher level phrases in an envelope and pupils in groups. One person rolls the dice e.g. 5 and takes out 5 phrases from the envelope e.g. parce que / weil, je pense que / ich denke, dass, etc. They have to answer a question using all 5 phrases. This can be made more competitive e.g. rolling a 6 = nominate someone else to do your turn. Sounds: in pairs or alone, pupils find as many words as they can with particular sounds. (they could be searching for rhyming words too)

14. Powerpoint Templates Page 14 Structured Listening => Planned Talk Listening and Speaking?

15. Powerpoint Templates Page 15 Use Puppets for TALK Provide simple structures: Pick and Mix Improve outcome: NUDEPIGS Feeling self-conscious?

16. Powerpoint Templates Page 16 Toy Telephones Feeling self-conscious?

17. Powerpoint Templates Page 17 Motivate and Record Talk http://www.easi-speak.org.uk/ http://audacity.sourceforge. net/ http://www.voki.com Ppt recording function

18. Powerpoint Templates Page 18 Using visuals as a prompt to speaking http://www.flickr.com/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/imagestoteach languages/ set up by @aliceayel@aliceayel

19. Powerpoint Templates Page 19 Using visuals as a prompt to speaking What speaking activity(ies) could you set up with this?

20. Powerpoint Templates Page 20 My 30s dice story Raconte l’histoire du film en 30 secondes A.Le role principal 1=une petite fille2=un SDF 3=un joueur de foot 4=une tortue5=une danseuse6=un chanteur de rock B. L’ événement principal 1=un spectacle2=des vacances horribles 3=un cambriolage 4=un voyage5=un mariage6=une course B. Le lieu principal 1=une école2=les Bahamas 3=un château hanté 4=un bateau de croisière5=un stade6=une bibliothèque Sentence-building and creativity

21. Powerpoint Templates Page 21 Task 1: In a pair or small group, plan a sequence of speaking activities for a topic of your choice. Remember to include…

22. Powerpoint Templates Page 22 Task 2: Explore the ICT tools and plan one or more speaking activity. How has ICT enhanced the activity?

23. Powerpoint Templates Page 23 Powerpoint Templates Speaking Activities & Using Technology to Develop Oracy in the MFL Classroom Isabelle Jones Alderley Edge School for Girls http://isabellejones.blogspot.com @icpjones